Farmers log on to LOVE
THEY come from Texas, Wyoming, California, Vermont and Columbus. They're grandparents, college students and single parents.
Historic bulls get a second ‘life’
SALEM, Ohio - Two hundred thousand semen units, 6,000 bulls, 43 breeds, 45 years old. That's what one artificial insemination company handed to the Agricultural Research Service earlier this year and what has kept animal geneticist Harvey Blackburn busy every since.
Stark Farm Bureau focuses on policies and awards
CANTON, Ohio - After donating their time and effort to the Farm Bureau for more than 40 years, Herb and Doris Snyder received the Distinguished Service Award from the Stark County Farm Bureau.
Beaver County 4-H’ers face off at Big Knob
See who took top honors in the steer, hog and lamb competitions at this year's Big Knob fair.
Farmers’ health: You tell us
Have you or a farmer or farmwife you know been diagnosed with skin cancer? Are you feeling the effects of hearing loss from too many years of farm or forestry work without ear plugs or mufflers? Reporter Andrea Myers is interested in talking with anyone of any age who has a personal experience with either topic for a farm health and safety article.
Katrina destroys $5 billion in timber
WASHINGTON - Scientists from the USDA Forest Service reported Hurricane Katrina damaged or destroyed approximately 19 billion board feet of timber estimated at a value of $5 billion in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
Ohio farmers meet with Congress to discuss energy prices, disaster relief
COLUMBUS - Ohio Farmers Union members returned to their farms after three days on Capitol Hill talking with members of Congress on behalf of farm families in Ohio and around the nation.
Pa. ships aid to Gulf Coast
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Two weeks after asking Pennsylvania's agriculture community to help farmers affected by Katrina, state Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff sent a tractor-trailer loaded with supplies bound for Mississippi.
Smoking out worms
WASHINGTON - Nightcrawlers may be at least partly responsible for the sometimes rapid movement of liquid manure and chemicals through soil to underground drainage pipes.
Wayne County youth wrap up another fair season
See who took top honors in the steer, hog and lamb competitions at this year's Wayne County Fair.
