Yearly Archives: 2005
Farmers favored in ag security district case
CAMP HILL, Pa. - The Pa. Commonwealth Court has issued a ruling upholding a Chester County Court decision allowing the inclusion of a farm in an Agricultural Security Area.
Farm spending up 5 percent in 2004
WASHINGTON - According to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Farm Production Expenditures report, agricultural producers spent $210.
Belmont Co. FB passes resolutions
BELMONT, Ohio -
Ag Progress Days will be at its largest this year
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Since it's the state's largest outdoor agricultural exposition, many people point to Penn State's
Local mill offers stone grinding
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio - Gaston's Mill in Beaver Creek State Park is offering custom grain grinding for local farmers.
Japanese teen tries rural Ohio life
LISBON, Ohio - A white third-place ribbon hanging below an origami sailboat brings a smile to Yusuke Yoshimura's face.
Deer Run Farm: Three’s enough
NORTON, Ohio - Three acres isn't much to many farmers, but Mark Welton and his family have made the most it.
Eminent domain hot in legislature
SALEM, Ohio - How would you like it if the county commissioners came knocking at your door to say they were selling off your farm or home to build a new Wal-Mart? Or, if they said most of your neighborhood would be razed and a car dealership would replace the ranches and saltbox homes that had been there for years? The
Barn fan electrocutes 11-year-old
SALEM, Ohio - A barn fan apparently electrocuted and killed 11-year-old J.R. Smith of Salem Aug. 7. Police reports say the boy's father, Roy, called for help from the family's home on West Middletown Road north of Salem Sunday evening shortly before 9 p.
Another miss: Tests negative for mad cow
SALEM, Ohio - False alarm. Tests on the cow most recently suspected to have mad cow disease have come back from the lab with negative results, according to the USDA.