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Soil testing offers insight to nutrient runoff
Soil testing provides the baseline needed for action in regards to runoff. Learn more about this and other conservation practices to reduce nutrient runoff.
Trying to gauge the growth of CSAs
Community Supported Agriculture, or CSAs, have grown in Ohio in the past 10 years. But the concept may be reaching critical mass, according to Brad Bergefurd, OSU Extension state horticulture specialist.
The boon and bane of Marcellus Shale: What to do when opportunity knocks
I grew up on a farm in Washington County. We never had much money, but most people thought we did because we owned property. Farmers understand their land is often worth more than their farm business. A common joke among farmers is that if they come into some money, they will just keep farming until it’s all gone. Enter Marcellus Shale.
1920 Organics is homegrown happiness
Sam Augusta and his fiance have turned what used to be his grandfather’s dairy in Salem into a flourishing organic farm.
Lake Ontario salmon can reproduce on their own
Half of the new salmon entered into the lake are produced naturally, meaning adult salmon enter tributaries where they spawn, fertilize, and produce eggs.
Antibiotic alternative for livestock farmers
New way to protect animals against infections, without using antibiotics.
Changes to Ohio’s definition of “agriculture” could benefit bio-energy
Bio-energy from anaerobic digesters could be “agriculture in nature” if at least 50 percent of feedstock used to produce the fuel came from the same property.
Last remaining California condor chick found dead
The chick, laid and hatched in the wild, was the last of three to die since Oct. 4.
Preparing for construction was heavy, muddy work
Paul Locher details the special tools early settlers would have needed to start constructing buildings when settling in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the 1800s.
Soil test hay and pasture fields to maximize production
Fall is the best time to test your pasture or hay field’s nutrients and pH, and soil testing should be part of your land management strategy.
