Yearly Archives: 2006
New record set at Jefferson County Fair sale
SMITHFIELD, Ohio - There were many things to celebrate Saturday afternoon as the Jefferson County Junior Fair livestock sale got under way.
Dairymen call for new pricing system
Clearfield County chosen for ethanol site
SALEM, Ohio - Pennsylvania is making huge strides in the ethanol race. Gov. Edward Rendell said Aug.
Political leaders praise Pa. agriculture
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - Pennsylvania's agricultural industry has a lot to look forward to, particularly in the area of renewable energy, according to Gov.
Hay history
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - As long as farmers have been working the land and raising livestock, making hay has been one of agriculture's standard chores.
Grant will help Lawrence County 4-H’ers build leadership skills
SALEM, Ohio - The Lawrence County 4-H Rural Teen Leadership Initiative got a boost this year with a $2,500 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Cellulosic ethanol makes a stand
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - When Americans think ethanol, they think corn. But corn isn't the only way to get ethanol.
Bids are up at Lawrence County livestock sale
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - A new project crossed the auction block at the Lawrence County Fair livestock sale this year.
Forester practices what he teaches
FREEPORT, Ohio - You would think a professional forester gets enough of trees during the day. But Frank Corona can't wait to get home from work and head back out outdoors.
Appreciation for simple things: Lunch
While reading through Good Poems for Hard Times, a collection of poetry selected and introduced by Garrison Keillor, I ran across a writing by Erica Funkhouser that could have been written by one of us.