Yearly Archives: 2005
Biofilters cut livestock odor dramatically
URBANA, Ill. - Biofilters can dramatically reduce odors coming from livestock operations, clearing the air between farmers and their urban neighbors.
Ashes, ashes, they all fall down?
COLUMBUS - What will happen to North American forests if emerald ash borer (EAB) spreads out of control? What types of wooded areas are most susceptible to this exotic killer of ash trees? These are some of the riddles Ohio State University researchers are trying to solve in a unique study of the borer's environmental impact.
Sale total spikes again in Portage Co.
RANDOLPH, Ohio - Tierney Ruehr promised a record would be set, even before the steer sale began. In just her second year showing a steer, she took grand champion honors at this year's Portage County Fair, and she celebrated by contacting every person she could think of who might drop $8,000 to buy her Shorthorn.
Lambs, hogs, or steers, this girl can do it all
RANDOLPH, Ohio - Katy Shircliff has two more years to bring her animals to the Portage County Fair. But she's already worrying about the end of her 4-H days.
Ohio House considers eminent domain
SALEM, Ohio - Ohio State Rep. Bob Gibbs introduced eminent domain legislation before a skeleton legislative session two weeks ago.
No muddy bidding at Holmes County this year
MILLERSBURG, Ohio - The fairgrounds were dry, but the bids were flowing during the two-day junior fair livestock auction at the 2005 Holmes County Junior Fair.
Hookstown Fair livestock sale falls short of record
HOOKSTOWN, Pa. - There was a mix of old and new blood in the winner's circle at the Beaver County 4-H Stockman's Club sale, and that brought new bidders to the sale arena at the Hookstown Fair Aug.
You think your fuel bill is high!
It's like a game. If I put only $10 in the gas tank, maybe prices will go down tomorrow (which is about how long $10 lasts and I have to stop at the gas station again).
Friends beyond the barnyard pick
Sometimes, animals choose us. What would any farm be without a cast of characters from the animal world? The heart of an empathetic country squire is often large enough to encircle Mother Nature's castaways rather than just those animals they've enclosed within their barns or gates or crates.
Einstein influences federal budget
While Albert Einstein proposed the theory of relativity nearly a century ago, today's Congress and White House have perfected its application.
