Teams of horses and mules lighten the load of logging small woodlots
Before World War II just about everybody farmed and hauled lumber and cord wood with horses. That love of the heavy horse seems to persist especially in Ohio, the heart of draft horse country in the modern farming era.
Barbie and friends featured at auction
A 1959 #1 blonde Ponytail Barbie with reset blonde hair and touched-up face paint sold in her original box with #1 stand for a high bid of $4,100 at a recent McMasters auction.
Cleveland museum exhibit features landscape photos
Look at the American landscape with new eyes through a photograph exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Homebuyer’s guide can be foundation for smart decisions
Home buyers can reach much better decisions if they have accurate information available to them upfront. A new publication provides valuable information on each step in the homebuying process.
Keep calves, heifers healthy during winter
Calves and heifers experience more disease during the winter than at any other time. What can you do to prevent it?
Cuyahoga Valley farms resurrected
The Cuyahoga National Park is re-establishing farming where it was being pursued before the park was created 25 years ago. Proposals for sustainable farming operations are being accepted.
86 Square a next step in science of genetics
Texas A&M University has successfully cloned an exact copy of Bull 86, a pregenitor found resistant to most cattle disease.
Ann Veneman first woman secretary of agriculture
Former deputy secretary of USDA from 1991 to 1993, Ann Veneman, has been appointed by President-elect George W. Bush as the nation's 27th secretary of agriculture.
Arts center to host comic book exhibit
The Ashtabula Arts Center will host an exhibit of original comic book art by acclaimed artist P. Craig Russell. from Jan. 5 through Feb. 28.
Biography series features those over 100 years old
New PBS series is holding a casting call of centernarians to have their stories told on The Living Century, a new series that premiered in December.
