Firestone Test Center inviting public to tour facility
The only facility dedicated exclusively to the testing of farm tires - the Firestone Test Center in Columbiana - will hold a three-day open house July 17, 18 and 19.
Animal cruelty charges filed in Ashtabula County horse incident
Thomas Cole, of Monroe Township, Astabula County, was arraigned June 14 in Eastern County Court on two counts of animal cruelty and neglect.
Land O’Lakes is buying Purina Mills
Purina Mills will become part of Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC according to a June 18 merger agreement.
Biosecurity precautions vary from fair to fair
Fair and expo officials from the World Dairy Expo to the county fair level have been thinking about foot-and-mouth disease since the outbreak in Europe started in late February, but there isn't any unified response.
Moline Tractor and Plow Co. has grand opening
The living history exhibit of the John Deere Collectors Center - a membership association for enthusiasts interested in the nostalgia and legacy of John Deere - will open Aug. 10-11.
Portraits in Progress: Cutting family ties to move farm 300 miles
The Stoltzfus family moved Pennwood Farm from Lancaster County to Somerset County, Pa., to gain the room it needed to expand and modernize the dairy.
Museum recreates magic lantern show
In conjunction with its groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary exhibition, Light! The Industrial Age, the Carnegie Museum of Art will present a magic lantern show June 23 at 2 p.m.
Portraits in Progress: Equine industry making strides in Ohio
According to a 1997 study by the American Horse Council Foundation, Ohio ranked seventh in the nation for number of horses and economic benefits from the equine industry. In that year alone, the equine industry directly added $776 million to the state's economy.
Old farmhouse becomes roach hotel
Penn State researcher uses an old house on the Penn State farmland to study the social organization of cockroach populations.
Portraits in Progress: Lynd Fruit Farm, thinking outside the box to stay in the...
Lynd Fruit Farm, located 20 minutes from Columbus, has redefined itself from a leader in wholesale apples to a diversified, consumer, retail operation.
