Ohio Ag Department reports three year lime use totals
The Ohio Department of Agriculture released three year figures on liming materials in the state. Ground limestone led sales with pulverized lime close behind. Lorain County landowners used over 84 000 tons of lime since 1981 lime use rising about 2000 tons annually. Extension service soil testing offered at 1575 Lowell Street Elyria with a 4 50 fee.
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Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Lorain County
Lowell Street
Elyria
Cooperative Extension Service
Farm stress from big business pressures on farmers
University of Illinois extension sociologist Jerry W. Robinson Jr. explains that farming today is big business, creating stress from international markets, debt, and government subsidies. He notes midlife farmers with mortgages face higher pressure, and many see farm programs as essential yet resented handouts.
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Jerry W. Robinson Jr
University of Ilinois
Robinson
Russia
China
Lorain County 4 H offers 200 youth projects
Lorain County 4 H provides nearly 200 projects spanning foods clothing family life consumer skills career education and hobbies like model rocketry electricity woodworking gardening photography and creative arts. Eva Weber notes city youth can pursue small animal projects and clubs number over 100 with May 1 recruitment and fair exhibition opportunities at the Lorain County Fair.
Golden Years of Amherst Citizens Highlight Shared Maturity
The speaker describes speaking to Amherst senior citizens and reflects on how senior groups unite people across past differences. He notes a democratic pooling of talents and lifelong bonds, with retirees finding new purpose, compassion, and community in shared activities and memories.
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Lorain County
Amherst
May Sarton
Lorain County 4-H goat events featured in 4-H sale and clinic
Chuck Stiver of the Lorain County Farm Bureau graduated from Landmark Inc 27th annual feed school and was named top salesman. The Lorain County 4 H Goat Council hosts a clinic and sale for 4 H members on Saturday April 14 at the Lorain County Fairgrounds with a goat clinic 10 to 11 30 a m an Nubian doe essay contest winner announced at 11 30 a m and a noon goat sale auctioneer Tom Studer will sell kids yearlings does and bucks consignments require advance contact with the Lorain County Cooperative Extension Service phone 322 0127 further details from Eva Weber 4 H Agent at the Cooperative Extension Service.
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Chuck Stiver
Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Landmark, Inc
Columbus
Lorain County
Lorain County Cooperative Extension Service
Eva Weber
Cooperative Extension Service
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Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Siduron
Jerry Long County
Agen
BY Richard Orr
Chicago Tribune
Ms. Weber
Lorain County Fair
Pat Leimbach
Scheafer
Telden
Qoserath
Vine Land Bank
Agricultural Credit Federal Land Bank
Fremont
Worwalk
East
Norwalk
IGSMP
Ispeed
Mitsubishi
Moon Twa
Lorain Rd
North Ridgeville
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