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Cold front
The recent cold spell has Kymberly Foster Seabolt considering the cost of heating a mansion.
Be thankful for your upbringing
Being grounded to the earth, whether through the planting of a small garden or hundreds of acres of crops, is often seated in where we were born.
Protecting your garden and your plants from the Japanese beetles
Japanese beetles feed on over 300 different species of plants and the larva, c-shaped white grubs, feed on turf roots. Learn how to control these pests.
Penn State unveils renovated agricultural engineering building
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held June 8 to mark the official opening of Penn State’s rebuilt and renovated Agricultural Engineering Building.
Earth Day reminders
In honor of Earth Day, Scott Shalaway has compiled a few thoughts from some of the great minds of our time for the rest of us to ponder.
How to grow, harvest and preserve herbs for tea
Grow herbs for tea in a small section of your garden, in containers on a sunny window sill or in a companion planting arrangement with fruits and vegetables.
NRCS initiative brings hoop houses, fresh produce, to Cleveland area
CLEVELAND — Imagine the delicious taste of baby spinach freshly harvested from your own garden — in Cleveland — in December. Impossible, right? Not anymore. Hoop houses, also called high tunnels, make growing vegetables possible long after the first frost. A hoop house sits over top of the garden. Arch shaped aluminum poles support removable
Pennsylvania Farm Show attracts record attendance
This year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show recorded record attendance. An estimated 585,000 visitors attended the nation’s largest indoor agriculture event.
Geotextile fabric great for heavy-use
As beneficial as soil is, even we conservationists have a hard time extolling its virtues when spring rains turn farms to mud and the cows are standing in it up to their knees.
One third of Lake Erie coast is impacted by erosion
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Updated maps that document Lake Erie coastal recession in Ohio and designate coastal erosion areas have been finalized, and are being made available for public viewing online and at several locations in Ohio’s eight coastal counties. Under Ohio’s Coastal Management Law, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey is
