Mahoning Co. Farm Bureau leaders earn state achievement awards
BOARDMAN, Ohio - Mahoning County Farm Bureau volunteer leaders received all 10 of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's Standards of Achievement, or star, awards during last week's annual banquet.
Work starts on Ohio ethanol plant
MAUMEE, Ohio - Preliminary site work began Sept. 25 for an ethanol plant located in Greenville, Ohio.
Draft horse plowing is a family affair
BOTKINS, Ohio - Fourteen-year-old Luke Shroyer of Botkins, Ohio, surprised a few people and pleased a lot more when he won the Ohio State Draft Horse Plowing Match at the Agricultural Science Review Sept.
The joy of toy tractor pullers
SHELL ROCK, Iowa - Most farm boys aspire to their dad's farming interest. If it is a livestock enterprise, a son will often become involved.
Renewable energy is not a quick fix
LONDON, Ohio - It seems like everyone these days is on the biofuels bandwagon: politicians, farmers, environmentalists and consumers.
Hochstetlers’ pursuit takes patience
TIVERTON CENTER, Ohio - Mark and Wayne Hochstetler are patient men. Tree farmers by trade, these Amish brothers are aware they'll never live long enough to see the payoff from the long hours they put into their operation.
Big Knob sale brings in nearly $32,000
ROCHESTER, Pa. - The Big Knob Fair livestock sale generated $31,659.81 for 4-H'ers this year. Steers.
Conservation just makes sense for these farmers
LONDON, Ohio - They don't do it because it makes their farms "look nice." Or just because they get government cost-share dollars to install a grassed waterway, a windbreak or a manure storage facility.
Lake Erie CREP now offers more incentives
LONDON, Ohio - At last week's Farm Science Review, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and the USDA highlighted increased provisions and enhancements to the
Learn to make a safer compost tea
BELTSVILLE, Md. - Compost tea is a brew favored by many organic growers. It's made by adding small amounts of mature compost to unheated water and leaving it to sit, or steep.