Yearly Archives: 2005
Grab attention: Show me the numbers
The trick in getting farmers to read farm magazines, a long-time editor of mine repeatedly admonished, is to put numbers in the headline, the lead and every paragraph thereafter.
A good defense is the best offense
Lately I have been working with the Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency to formulate plans for dealing with animal disease outbreaks such as foot-and-mouth disease and other natural or man-made threats to agriculture.
New Look
We think it's time for a change, and after months of consideration, planning, and reviewing trial layouts created by graphic artist Karen Johnson, we've come up with a new look.
A mom in sickness and in health
"(Michael) Jackson taken to hospital with flu; jury selection delayed a week'' - Associated Press, Feb.
Urban farmer pushes for ‘local food’
WESTERVILLE, Ohio - What's a girl to do when she's got a farmer's heart but lives near the largest city in the state?
Adapt and make do.
Tuscarawas County: Lovedays, Putt earn dairy awards
RAGERSVILLE, Ohio - Despite a snowy, hazardous driving conditions, 115 dairy farmers and guests attended the annual Tuscarawas County Dairy Farmers banquet Feb.
Tips for getting those replacement heifers bred
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Beef cattle inventory done Jan. 1, 2005, indicates number of beef cattle replacement heifers in the United States - weighing 500 pounds and over - are up 4 percent compared to one year earlier.
The science behind the tender steak
WASHINGTON - Consistently tender steaks may be more readily available at restaurants and supermarkets in the future, thanks to technology developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists in Nebraska.
Soybean seed treatment proves to be cost-effective
COLUMBUS - One hundred and seventy-five soybean varieties were evaluated in the 2004 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials conducted by The Ohio State University.
SOYBEAN RUST: Don’t alter management practices
COLUMBUS - The goal of any crop management is to utilize a production system that generates the most yields.