Yearly Archives: 2004
Woman searches for missing horses
SALEM, Ohio - It's been two weeks and Juanita McDonnell is no closer to finding her two horses than she was the morning she woke up to find them missing from their Mahoning County paddock.
Religious leaders back striking dairy workers
SALEM, Ohio - Striking dairy workers in Wayne County are getting support from the Catholic church.
A letter signed by 15 leaders in the Cleveland Diocese, including Bishop Martin Amos, asks Stoll Farms to negotiate with the 35 Hispanic workers.
DOWN UNDER: CHANGING WITH THE TIMES
Australia and New Zealand are half a world away, two ocean-bound nations clinging to the traditions and the uniqueness that define their people, despite the increasingly invasive influence of reality shows and Hollywood.
Christmas wish list: Money to pay tax liabilities, please
SALEM, Ohio - It's the middle of December. Do you know where your farm finances stand?
Look at your record book - is the last entry from Jan.
Border opens a crack: Pa. to export live cattle
HARRISBURG, Pa. - U.S. cattle producers received grim tidings two days before Christmas 2003: A case of mad cow disease surfaced in Washington state.
Biggest challenge isn’t ag-related
When mad cow test alerts hit the airwaves, Dusty and Cheryl Sonnenberg were worried they wouldn't be able to market their dairy beef products.
Nothing like a 3-year-old spark plug
It was a gray and dreary morning. Not much happening. Not much to spark the day. Until the phone rang.
Even without WTO free trade deal, U.S. ag export surplus evaporates
For nearly two years, U.S. farmers and ranchers watched as the second shoe grew bigger and bigger.
On Nov.
Stockpiled forages are ready to use
Here we are in December and I see livestock in numerous pastures where there is no grass left to eat.
Pocket Panache
Struggling in my handbag is an almost daily experience for me. Oh, I made sure to choose a bag with all the organizer pockets including one for a cell phone.
