Yearly Archives: 2014
Toledo mayor wants presidential executive order for Lake Erie algae problem
The economic impact of Lake Erie’s toxic algae blooms on the city of Toledo totalled an estimated $2.2 million to $2.5 million.
Trumbull County: Conservationists’ efforts are honored
The Trumbull County Cooperator of Year was awarded to the Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership.
Farming and communication: Five truths
Editor Susan Crowell shares five observations on social media and agriculture from Ryan Goodman that are worth noting — and pondering.
Ohio sheep producers honor peers and industry supporters at symposium
Karen Locke of Warsaw, Ohio, received the 2014 Charles Boyles Ohio Master Shepherd Award for her contributions to the sheep industry and its organizations in Ohio.
Milk prices are about to fall big time
For all of 2015, Class III futures are currently averaging $16.51/cwt, which would put the average mailbox price in Federal Order 33 at about $18/cwt for the year.
Ralph E. Lautzenheiser, 1920-2014
LOUISVILLE, Ohio —Ralph E. Lautzenheiser, 94, of Louisville, Ohio, died Dec. 7, 2014, at Altercare of Louisville.
He was born in Louisville, Ohio, on April...
Usefulness of farm data to change with new Farm Bill provisions
Today, more than 60 percent of farmers have access to precision technology, and about 90 percent of farm machinery can connect to the Internet and transmit data, but almost all of that data isn't used by farmers.
Richland County food pantry competes for grant money
Rural Ohio food pantry among those competing in Walmart's Food Pantry Holiday Makeover.
Vacation with Us: Christine and Frank Castle
If you think it’s cold in Ohio...
Christine and Frank Castle traveled to Wyoming Nov. 6 to visit their daughter and brought Farm and Dairy...
Vacation with Us: Ginger and Anthony Domitrovich
Ginger and Anthony Domitrovich, of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, went to Town and Country Days in Epworth, Iowa, this summer to visit family who competed in...
