Yearly Archives: 2014
Grid marketing could reward your herd
Most cattle feeders are pretty shrewd businessmen and women. They don’t just know how to run a break-even.
They live and breathe them. They study...
Restoring old tractors is rewarding, but costly
I don’t claim to be “restoring” a tractor, as to me that means making it exactly as it was when new, an almost impossible undertaking unless one has unlimited funds.
Will Ohio have CAUV changes by 2016?
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is pushing for changes to the CAUV formula that 'can be accomplished through administrative action and will not require legislation.'
Westmoreland Co. dairyman, Rick Ebert, elected president of Pa. Farm Bureau
Westmoreland County dairy farmer Richard Ebert has been elected president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.
Wooster algae farm in transition
Federally-funded algae research farm going in a new direction, with new partners to be announced.
Ohio group studies a practical way to breed sheep with A.I.
Artificial insemination in sheep is more difficult, but new research can make it more practical.
Stay healthy this holiday season
Careful preparation, cooking, and healthy eating are important, especially during the holiday season.
Stark County Agricultural Society Board elects Jean Slicker first woman president
Slicker is the first woman elected president in the 165-year history of the Stark County Fair Board.
Economists advise grain producers to watch the bottom line as prices dive
Grain producers should consider cutting costs to prepare for what could be several years of lower crop prices, say Purdue University agricultural economists.
James William McLaughlin, 1928-1914
SALEM, Ohio — James William McLaughlin, 86, of Salem, Ohio, died Nov. 11 , 2014, at the Crandall Medical Center in Sebring.
Mr. McLaughlin was...
