Yearly Archives: 2006
Ohio Supreme Court: Landowners have a right to groundwater
SALEM, Ohio - If you own the land, you have a property right to the water beneath it. According to a recent judgment by the Ohio Supreme Court, Ohio landowners have a property right in the groundwater under their land and the government cannot violate that right without providing compensation.
Five Pa. residents awarded for conservation work in Lawrence County
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - For Gary Fulkman, conservation is just something that's always been at the forefront of his mind.
Extension office will depend on donations
SALEM, Ohio - Tax dollars won't fund the operations of the Columbiana County Extension office this year, but hopefully donations will.
Tell the truth – especially to yourself
Tell the truth. Especially to yourself. This brief directive came to me by way of a gift from a co-worker, a book titled Lists to Live By.
Breaking bad ag habits this year
From the high, clear-view perch of the new year, certain facts and events of 2006 are already visible.
Environmental stewardship curriculum
The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship Curriculum is a national educational program for livestock producers designed to help them understand and manage the nutrient balance of their farming operations.
Doin’ The Disc-Case Shuffle
Our Christmas gifts told the tale. My daughters have outgrown toys. Now, they are caught up in the micro-packaged world of encapsulated entertainment.
Burning up: Anger and exercise
Up to now, I have resisted physical activity in the form of "working out" the way fish, say, resist learning to ride a bicycle.
Program certifies noxious weed-free hay
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A niche hay and straw market promises higher profits for Indiana growers, if they can leave one essential ingredient out of each bale.
Obituary: Edwin Copeland
MILLPORT, Ohio - After nearly 50 years of observing Columbiana County's weather and many years of reporting it to Farm and Dairy, Edwin Copeland will no longer be at the Millport 2 N.