Monthly Archives: April 2014
Indiana joins interstate meat shipment co-op
WASHINGTON — Indiana has joined USDA’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program, which gives selected small and very small state-inspected meat processors the option to ship...
Earthquake link triggers tougher drilling permit conditions
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is creating new, stronger permit conditions for deep oil or gas drilling near faults or areas...
Dale Buttermore
LOUISVILLE, Ohio — Dale “Windy” Buttermore, 84, passed away April 4, 2014 at 11:15 p.m. at McCrea Manor in Alliance, Ohio.
He was the owner...
Good night for a moon view, sort of
We took a short ride in the car at 1 a.m., just around the circle drive to prove that even if the moon was overhead of the house, we would never see it in the overcast.
Lefevre Farms receives poultry association award
Poultry farmers honored for dedication to Ohio’s egg, chicken and turkey communities.
George V. Hunter, 1917-2014
George V. Hunter, 96, of Stoneboro, Pa., died March 18, 2014, in Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Grove City, Pa. where he had resided since...
You’ll pay more for Easter eggs and bacon
You're going to be paying more at the store for your Easter eggs. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s latest Marketbasket Survey shows the total cost of 16 food items was $53.27, up $1.73 or about 3.5 percent compared to a year ago.
Tiny power generator runs on spit
Saliva-powered micro-sized microbial fuel cells can produce minute amounts of energy sufficient to run on-chip applications.
Ohio wool growers learn how to make a better cut
Group of central and eastern Ohio wool growers travels to Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative in Canal Winchester.
Pa. performance tested bull sale totals $265,700
Producers sold 93 Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Shorthorn, Red Angus, Simmental and crossbred bulls. The bulls averaged $2,857 per head.
