Yearly Archives: 2013
Land disturbance related to the shale boom is being documented by USGS
RESTON, Va. — Landscape change in Pennsylvania’s Somerset, Westmoreland, Fayette and Lycoming counties resulting from construction of well pads, new roads and pipelines for...
USGS: Report shows some naturally occurring methane in Sullivan County water
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. —Two of 20 randomly selected and tested household wells used for drinking water in Sullivan County, Pa., produced groundwater with elevated...
First World Problems of the scratch and dent variety
We have recently been beset by a plague of First World Problems.
First World Problems are defined as issues that arise from living in an...
Self-Confidence
I remember when I was very young, my parents bought me a little book that told the story of a little train trying to climb a mountain.
Ohio’s grain indemnity law gets an update
The updated Ohio law increases the size of the farmer-funded grain indemnity fund, which pays producers for losses in the event of a grain elevator failure.
House splits nutrition title out of farm bill; farm-only bill passes 216-208
The farm bill's nutrition title, Title IV, that was removed from the bill that passed, will go back to the ag committee for round two.
Storm damage in Ashland and surrounding counties
Change in weather pattern ends two weeks of rain, but not without consequences.
Commentary by Susan Crowell: What farm bill history do we want to repeat?
Editor Susan Crowell wonders if we've learned anything from past farm bill wrangling.
Utica shale report: Carroll Co. continues as drilling hub
SALEM, Ohio — The first Ashtabula County permit for a Utica shale well was issued in June.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued a...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 11, 2013:
ASHLAND, Ohio — The Crestview FFA took its officer team to the Retreat Center at FFA Camp Muskingum June 17 for its annual officer...
