Yearly Archives: 2005
Stark Farm Bureau focuses on policies and awards
CANTON, Ohio - After donating their time and effort to the Farm Bureau for more than 40 years, Herb and Doris Snyder received the Distinguished Service Award from the Stark County Farm Bureau.
Historic bulls get a second ‘life’
SALEM, Ohio - Two hundred thousand semen units, 6,000 bulls, 43 breeds, 45 years old. That's what one artificial insemination company handed to the Agricultural Research Service earlier this year and what has kept animal geneticist Harvey Blackburn busy every since.
Farmers log on to LOVE
THEY come from Texas, Wyoming, California, Vermont and Columbus. They're grandparents, college students and single parents.
From the farm: Southwest Pa. sale features preconditioned beef calves
SALEM, Ohio - John Sargent knows both sides of the coin when it comes to buying and selling beef calves.
Farm-to-plate tracking: Heinen’s says idea is old news
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio - Heard all this news lately about animal identification and trace-back, being able to pinpoint an animal's origin and track it through the production process? Joseff Cockrill has, and he's not all that intrigued.
Ethanol ball rolling: Coshocton plant gets permit, others working
SALEM, Ohio - The ethanol industry is one step closer to calling Ohio home. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued a permit to install to Coshocton Ethanol, LLC, Aug.
Columbiana FB gets all 10 star awards
NEW GARDEN, Ohio - A surprised Paul Zehentbauer accepted the Columbiana County Farm Bureau's Distinguished Service Award during the organization's annual meeting Sept.
Katrina: ‘I’ve never seen one like this’
The wind died down around 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29. In that lull, Mississippi dairyman Bucky Jones scrambled out to the barn to milk his 80 Holsteins.
A new addition: a bouncing baby joy
How does it happen that a tiny 2-pound bundle of energy can take over the world as we know it? Back in July, a tiny little Yorkshire terrier came to be a part of our family.
Katrina’s agricultural effects are secondary to summer drought’s
As Hurricane Katrina's smashing blows fell on the Gulf Coast, commodity traders did what they always do when uncertainty hits the pits: They sold.
