Yearly Archives: 2006
Conservationists, volunteers recognized at Tuscarawas County banquet
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - Ridenour Farms of Angel Valley Road, Stone Creek, was recognized as the 2005 Conservation Farm of the Year at the Tuscarawas Soil and Water Conservation District and Norma Johnson Center banquet Feb.
Ashland Co. dairy producers honored
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio - Ashland dairymen were recognized for their accomplishments during the 2006 Ashland County Dairymen's Banquet at Hillsdale High School.
Fertilizer Advisory Committee is to help industry, farmers and Pa. officials
HARRISBURG - At the direction of Gov. Edward Rendell, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has created an advisory committee to help state officials, farmers and industry officials on matters relating to the fertilizer sector.
Extend the grazing season backward
McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio - When we think of extending the grazing season, we usually think of how long we can go into the fall or winter without feeding stored feed.
Crop insurance options for 2006
College aims to shape future of farming
ALFRED, N.Y. - Alfred State College will help shape the future of family farming with the development of its new Centennial Farm.
Checkoff analysis of USDA price data
DES MOINES, Iowa - A checkoff-funded analysis of USDA price data shows fewer hogs sold through daily negotiated transactions (the spot market) during January 2006 than during previous years, although the prices of more than half the hogs in the U.
Farm makes most of forage, genetics
SAEGERTOWN, Pa. - In 1983, when Dick Byham kept his boss's daughter out past her curfew, he thought for sure he'd be fired.
Ohio Fresh Eggs ordered to destroy 4.3 million eggs at Croton facility
SALEM, Ohio -Ohio Fresh Eggs in Croton, Ohio, has been ordered to destroy approximately 4.3 million eggs deemed unfit for human consumption.
Farming is funny
RAGERSVILLE, Ohio - Farming isn't always a side-splitting, gut-busting, fall-off-your-chair-laughing experience.