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Cattlemen compete for KILE titles
CF Boy Caroline 210 ET, exhibited by Clayton Boyert, Seville, Ohio, was the supreme female champion at the 2013 Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg, Pa.
Saving seeds over winter
Saving seeds over winter can be easy. Here’s how.
We should learn a lesson from Brazil
A farmer from a temperate zone, such as one who farms in Ohio, looking for the first time at a tropical rainforest would be wrong to think of the landscape as a farming bonanza. Many would think: “Just cut down these trees and let’s plant some useful crops. If this forest is so luxuriant, surely
Midwestern BioFuels pelletizes switchgrass in Kentucky
WURTLAND, Ky. — Round switchgrass pellets, resembling small pieces of wood, rolled off machines at Midwestern Biofuels in Wurtland, Ky., as the crop from a biomass research project at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture was pelletized for the first time. Officials with East Kentucky Power Cooperative, a partner in UK’s study, suggested this
Just in case you missed it…
… People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wanted to bring 3,500 1-gallon buckets of pig manure and urine to the Ohio Statehouse for a recent protest. Oh, and fans, too, so the activists could direct the wafting smells into bystanders’ faces. Um, no, the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board wisely said. The
Battling compaction: No-till, controlled traffic a key
With compacted soils, farmers could lose 5 percent to 10 percent of their corn or soybean yields.
Tracing the roots to the land
Part I How does one go about explaining a connection to the land? It has seemed impossible for me to explain why I care about the land on which my father was born and raised.
Solace is in helping to alleviate others’ suffering
Columnist Judith Sutherland reminds us this week that if you look hard enough, you’ll find many things to be grateful for.
Myers Brothers keep on producing
Columnist Judith Sutherland continues her tale of Ashland County’s inventors, the Myers brothers. After exhibiting their pumps at the Ohio State Fair and winning the highest award there, the Myers brothers went in to full production.
Early cabinets spiced things up
The majority of spice boxes were constructed in Chester County, Pa., an area where cabinet makers were known for their finishes and woodworking techniques, according to antique columnist Roy Booth.
