Yearly Archives: 2004
Line fence law: Farm Bureau gets ball rolling
SALEM, Ohio - After 100 years of increasing problems, Ohio's fence law may finally be fine-tuned.
Fed up with the current law, Ohio Farm Bureau members last year decided to create a task force.
Kline still hospitalized
SALEM, Ohio - More than three weeks after 78-year-old Robert Kline was attacked in his pasture by a ram, he remains in critical condition.
Dairy workers go on strike
SALEM, Ohio - Disgruntled workers at one of the largest dairy farms in Ohio went on strike earlier this month, demanding respect from their employer.
ODA’s livestock show policy under microscope in court
SALEM, Ohio - Ryan Daulton and the Ohio Department of Agriculture may see their day in court.
And when they're there, both will have the chance to prove they're just following the rules and want what's best for everybody.
Bumper crop: Prices low, storage short
SALEM, Ohio - U.S. growers may be enjoying a bumper corn crop this growing season, but are facing two consequences as a result: low prices and no storage room.
Foodservice giant: Save the farmers
When Rick Schnieders was 10, his first job was bagging potatoes at his father's small grocery store in Iowa.
Listening is more than just hearing
"You often think that if you listen to what other people or situations require, you are being passive, even subordinate.
Big GOP win: Tough ag fights ahead
Just before midnight Nov. 2, the empty Guinness cans in my kitchen sink rattled.
Two (of the three; there would be more later) fell.
A Tale of Tapioca: Daddy’s Little Deception
Miffed and mildly embarrassed, my high school senior, Jo, admitted one more time to friends at school that, as a little girl, her dad told her that tapioca was fish eggs.
Pillow talk: In pursuit of bedded bliss
I had no idea so much was riding on my mattress.
That is, until the down comforter on our bed sprang a leak.
