Ohio farmers to plant less acres in 2001
If forecasts hold true, farmers will plant approximately 90,000 fewer acres of major crops this year.
Baldwin faces animal cruelty charges
Harlan Baldwin of rural Ashtabula was charged March 30 with 49 counts of animal cruelty. The charges stem from a March 23 investigation by the Ashtabula County Humane Society of a barn Baldwin rented on a Sheffield Township farm.
Ohio salutes forestry leaders
The Ohio Forestry Association, Inc. recognized four individuals and one company with conservation awards at its recent 98th annual meeting held in Columbus.
Girls just wanna do good
A group of six professional, young mothers from the Petersburg and Boardman areas are revolutionizing the typical "girls' night out" by turning it into their "GNO for Good."
OHS offers genealogy classes
A genealogy workshop series, offered by the Ohio Historical Society Archives/Library and the Franklin County Genealogical and Historical Society, is designed to introduce family history searchers to the many records and resources available to them.
Pennsylvania zeroes in on stray voltage
The stray voltage problems experienced in one Pennsylvania county has sent the state on a search for solutions.
Renaissance announces new acquisition
Growing Renaissance family purchases the vitamin and premix business of FurstMcNess within the eastern states.
Dangers of hunting wild mushrooms
Lanny Rhodes, Ohio State University associate professor of plant pathology, warns that poisonous mushrooms can look similar to edible varieties, and that if people mistakenly eat a poisonous mushroom, they could become seriously ill, or even die.
Think before buying an Easter bunny
The majority of the baby bunnies, chicks and ducks who are given as Easter gifts may only survive the first few weeks after the holiday. The Ameican Humane Society provides a few points to ponder.
Dargate broadcasts live sale on ‘Net
Dargate Auction Galleries made history March 17 as one of the first auction houses to broadcast a live sale over the Internet, and netting the highest winning Internet bid ever recorded by iCollector.
