Yearly Archives: 2006
For moms, game face looks like a grimace
As a mom, there is life B.S. (before sports) and then there is life A.S. (after sports). "Before sports" encompasses that rare span of time that occurs in those blissful seasons before you teach your child to walk and, say, chew gum at the same time.
U.S. Supreme Court hands down wetlands decision
COLUMBUS - An internationally recognized wetlands expert at Ohio State University anticipates at least some repercussions from last week's U.
Soybeans will survive flood damage
WOOSTER, Ohio - Some of Ohio's soybean fields are facing flooding injury due to heavy rains that have swept across the state over the past few weeks, but the injury is not likely a total loss to the crop.
Pa. files lawsuits to strike illegal restrictions on farming
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Four lawsuits have been filed in Pennsylvania challenging municipal ordinances that restrict normal farming operations.
ODA to buy ag easements on 23 farms for preservation
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Agriculture's Office of Farmland Preservation has agreed to purchase agricultural easements from 23 families in 14 counties under the fifth funding round of the
Grazing is the key at Dry Creek Valley Farm
GRANVILLE, Ohio - A century farm has adapted to managed intensive grazing in order to prosper. Tom Maxwell is the owner/operator of Dry Creek Valley Farm near Granville, Ohio.
Barn leveled, cattle killed in storm
SALEM, Ohio - It was black, but not blacker than any other storm this summer. "Then the wind picked up and blew like never before," said Tuscarawas County dairyman Tim Sigrist.
Ohio disqualifies more show lambs
SALEM, Ohio - Keeping his promise to squelch livestock tampering, Ohio Agriculture Director Fred Dailey has disqualified three more champion lambs after routine urine tests showed traces of illegal drugs.
Company plans eastern Ohio ethanol facility
SALEM, Ohio - Monroe Energy of Greenford is eyeing four eastern Ohio sites for the construction of a new ethanol facility.
What’s a Thomas Edison Center?
The Thomas Edison program, administered by the Ohio Department of Development, is a network of nonprofit organizations that provide services to new and existing technology companies to create and attract technology-based jobs.