Rare candlestand lights up Roadshow as $150,000 find
An 1765 table handed down from a grandmother was appraised as having been the nicest candlestand in Philadelphia at the time, and may be one of only about 15 left in existence.
Barn ventilation progress keeps cows cooler
Cornell University agricultural engineers have combined the latest technology in keeping cows cool in commercial barns using three tools not previously combined: a time-integrated variable environment controller, tunnel ventilation and an evaporative cooling process.
Should the penny be discontinued?
Recently, there has been significant debate over whether to keep the penny as part of U.S. currency or to discontinue production of the penny.
Correction
Two errors appeared in the July 19 Farm and Dairy story on the Trumbull County Fair Junior Livestock Sale.
Soybean aphids attacking fields
Growers should scout fields to check for soybean aphids, a new pest attacking the Midwest.
Birney shows grand champions at final fair
One Harrison County youth ended his 4-H career on a grand note. See a complete wrap-up of the junior fair market livestock sale.
PoleStock festival celebrates Robert Wilson’s “Poles” at Grailville
It will be rededicated on July 22, and in a free festival of happenings, performances, and live music that will take place on the site at Grailville beginning at 3 p.m.
Trumbull County Fair long on tradition
It was a year of traditions at the Trumbull County Fair junior livestock sale July 14. Get a complete wrap-up of the sale results.
Population: Now 6,169,232,446 and climbing
The U.N. Population Division says world population is currently growing at an annual rate of 1.2 percent, or 77 million people per year. The six countries that account for half of this annual growth are India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.
Alpaca breeding brings tax advantages
Tax advantages found by breeding alpacas are contributing to the rise in their ownership in the United States.
