Yearly Archives: 2005
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Buckeye Power Co-op gets $250 million loan
LONDON, Ohio - On his swing through Ohio Sept. 20, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns awarded an electric utility loan of nearly $240 million to Buckeye Power Cooperative.
Estimates on farm production losses due to drought and Katrina
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns released a preliminary assessment of U.S. agricultural production losses in the Mid-South due to hurricane Katrina and drought in the Eastern Corn Belt.
Tuscarawas County bidders raise nearly $360,000
DOVER, Ohio - Buyers settled in for a long night at the Tuscarawas County Fair's junior livestock sale Sept.
Portage County Farm Bureau honors past, present ag promoters
RAVENNA, Ohio - Portage County Farm Bureau, known for keeping its honorees' names under wraps until the last moment, surprised another member at this year's annual banquet.
Pasture project helps with planning
SALEM, Ohio - Thanks to a new research project, Ohio graziers may have another tool to manage their pastures.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: GPS has a place in Ohio
LONDON, Ohio - Global positioning systems, satellites and in-tractor monitors aren't out of reach of Ohio farmers, according to one manufacturing representative who demonstrated the technology during last week's Farm Science Review.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohioans give ag secretary a piece of their minds
LONDON, Ohio - Most people flock to the U.S. secretary of agriculture when he's touring the nation to hear him speak.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Ohio Agricultural Roadmap outlines next 25 years
LONDON, Ohio - For Jack Fisher, there was an unexpected outcome from the 18-month brainstorming that led to the new Ohio Agricultural Roadmap.
Writing on the wall captures memories
It is the job of a parent to create order out of a somewhat chaotic world, to orchestrate the subtle and the major things within a child's life.
It’s time to restock the national pantry
More than most months, September delivers farmers key numbers - yield per acre, weaning weight, price per pound or bushel - they will live with for the coming months.
