Yearly Archives: 2004
Ohioans honored for commitment to the state’s natural resources
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has awarded its highest conservation honor to two individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the protection and enjoyment of the state's natural resources.
OFU asks for milk pricing hearing
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Farmers Union is requesting the USDA hold a hearing in Federal Milk Marketing Order 33 to review dairy pooling rules.
Latest round of CRP bids accepted; Ohio enrolls 13,263 acres; Pa., 1,067
WASHINGTON - USDA accepted 1.188 million acres of environmentally sensitive land into the Conservation Reserve Program in the latest round of sign-ups.
EU OKs Monsanto’s Roundup Ready corn use in food products
ST. LOUIS - The European Commission approved the use of Monsanto's Roundup Ready Corn NK603 and its processed products as food and food ingredients.
Ag and arts join forces to ‘make music’
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - As Clark County, Ohio, farmers harvest crops this fall and plant seed in spring, they'll also be snapping photographs to reap another benefit: a symphonic concert combining agriculture and the arts in November 2005.
Ram attack hospitalizes elderly couple
SALEM, Ohio -
From buffalo to buffers:Swopes conserve way of life
SALEM, Ohio - The journey to Heritage Lane Farm began in the late 1980s when blond-haired, blue-eyed Sarah Walton knocked on Kevin Swope's dorm-room door to welcome him to Hocking Technical School.
Feed plant gets $6 million upgrade
SALEM, Ohio - More than $6 million will go into an expansion and upgrade at Land O'Lakes' Massillon, Ohio, feed plant.
Brookfield, Ohio: Four-wheelers destroy corn field
SALEM, Ohio - Tom Callahan and his dog exercise together each morning and night, talking long walks around the perimeter of the man's Brookfield, Ohio, farm.
Stark Co. ag agencies relocate
MASSILLON, Ohio - Coalition. Shared vision. Unique relationship. Partners.
The words weren't empty, but rang with sincerity as Stark County agricultural agency staffers dedicated their new home Oct.
