Yearly Archives: 2013
Researchers say don’t worry, be happy
People with cheerful temperaments are significantly less likely to suffer a coronary event such as a heart attack or sudden cardiac death, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.
U.S. Senate ready to conference the farm bill
SALEM, Ohio — The Senate approved sending its version of the farm bill to conference with the U.S. House of Representatives, during Senate floor...
Applications being taken for deer hunts on two West Va. state parks
Two controlled deer hunts are scheduled in November 2013 at two of West Virginia's state parks: Blennerhassett Island in Wood County and Stonewall Resort in Lewis County near Weston.
Domestic tomato or wild tomato? It’s in the genes
What happens when tomatoes become domesticated? More than you'd think, according to researchers.
Homesteader creates handy planning guide
GREENSBURG, Pa. -- Like many new homesteaders, when Cynthia Bombach moved to her first homestead she quickly became overwhelmed with the amount and variety...
Michigan farmer fights to keep the hogs he raises
Michigan farmer fined $700,000 for keeping swine the state says are a health and safety threat.
Precautionary principle: By removing a risk, are we limiting finding solutions to the problem?
Editor Susan Crowell on the precautionary principle: Public perception of risk can certainly be different than a scientific assessment of risk, but I’m not sure my perhaps-ignorant perception should hamper scientific inquiry.
Crown vetch OK for most livestock, but can cause problems for horses
By CHRIS PENROSE
Contributing Writer
Crown vetch, a common perennial legume in the region, has been spreading over the years. It grows well in both low...
Blog: A colossal sundae is my kind of sundae
Well, here we are in July already. June has came and went, which means National Dairy Month is over, but it doesn’t have to be National Dairy Month to thank a dairy farmer.
Make-A-Wish Foundation makes Joe Joe a cowboy for a day
He didn't want to go to Disney World or meet his favorite superhero.
All 5-year-old Joe Joe Charles wished for was one day where he could be a farmer and a cowboy.














