http://www.alliednews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_219105301.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_219105301.html County FairsOur society and the agricultural community have been through many changes over the past years, but the goals of the county fairs remain consistent today … providing a family-oriented show, dedicated to education, entertainment and fellowship to all. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_164142241.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_164142241.html Is your chocolate cake the hit at the family reunion? Do your kids’ friends want to be at your house the day you make cookies? When you serve your creamy chocolate fudge for card club, is there never any left? Tue, 20 May 2008 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_141122803.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_141122803.html CSA reflects an innovative and resourceful strategy to connect local farmers with local consumers; develop a regional food supply and strong local economy; maintain a sense of community; encourage land stewardship; and honor the knowledge and experience of growers and producers working with small to medium farms. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_121113221.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_121113221.html The twists and turns of life drew a path that led Dr. Lyle Jackson to share his experiences in Afghanistan and his job in the Department of Homeland Security (HDS) last week at the spring dinner meeting of the Mercer County Farm Bureau.Jackson is the program analyst for food and agriculture for the Undersecretary of Infrastructure Preparedness. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:54:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_100085338.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_100085338.html Modern day Paul Revere riders began at Joe Jenkins’ Grove City farm. The message – delivered during a horseback trek across the state – conveyed wasn’t about the British approaching, but about the concerns of farmers. Lynn Cohen-Cole, a concerned mother and grandmother from Georgia, organizer of the Ride for Farmers, spoke before a small group of farmers and others Wednesday at the Jenkins home. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:07:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_003140104.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_003140104.html Recounting winter days on the farm conjures up recollections of freezing fingers and toes, sparkling trees and white rolling hills.After the recent snow storms, I realized that I don’t miss the hours each day in the cold barn, thawing pipes, cracking ice out of water buckets and lugging water to the young stock on our dairy farm. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_250162155.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_250162155.html It doesn’t seem that long ago – we were fussing about when we could get the garden planted. When the sun became visible nearly every day, the seeds that got planted sprouted and grew. We now are enjoying the fruits of that labor. But within the next couple of weeks the long days of summer will have shortened to the crisp days of fall. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_243165825.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_243165825.html “I was the guy 10 to 15 years ago who said, ‘No way, never, no how’ would I ever to that,” Dale Kepner said as he stood in the shadow of the expansion of his dairy operation. Kepner considers himself a farmer who would always milk his cows in a stanchion barn. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:06:00 +0000 http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_220110544.html http://www.alliednews.com/farm/local_story_220110544.html With sirens blaring and lights flashing, East End Fire Department and Superior Ambulance Company responded to a farm-accident simulation at the Mercer County 4-H Park.