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Growers, scout for potato leafhopper in alfalfa earlier this year
WOOSTER, Ohio — The near-record warm winter Ohio experienced this year has not only caused alfalfa to an earlier first cutting than usual, it’s also caused some insects to appear earlier than normal. One example is the potato leafhopper, which has already been reported in alfalfa fields by some growers across the state, Ron Hammond,
Three books to fill last days of summer reading
If you’ve read your fill of thrillers and mysteries this summer, here are a few nonfiction titles to get you into fall. Two years ago, I wrote about an ecological disaster unfolding on Rat Island in the Bering Sea between Siberia and Alaska. Rats descended from those shipwrecked hundreds of years earlier had decimated the
How to pair foods to boost nutrition
You can optimize the nutrients you get from what you eat by pairing certain foods.
Ask Jen about guacamole
In celebration of National Guacamole Day today, I would like to share my mom’s guac recipe.
Potato chips: No pig can eat just one
Two Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute researchers found that it doesn’t matter if it’s barbecue, sour cream and onion, or plain – potato chips are the snack of choice for pigs.
Presenting The 2006 Cookbook
It’s here! Farm and Dairy’s latest cookbook is ready to ship. After some procrastination on my part and with lots of assistance from our staff – the new book – Made from Back O’ the Box – is the 11th edition in our cookbook series.
Pa. corn yield up 52 bushels/acre over last year
Pennsylvania’s 2003 production of corn for grain, soybeans, and potatoes is expected to be above last year..
Tale of two gardeners, better together
Julie Geiss recalls the first year she and her husband planted a herb and vegetable garden, or rather gardens.
Buy local, eat local: Food-borne illnesses are driving consumers to find food closer to home
SALEM, Ohio — In the past few weeks, Joy Weaver’s gotten pretty good at reading minds. Inside Catalpa Grove Farm Market, near Columbiana, Ohio, Weaver and other employees know just what that customer lingering near the tomatoes is wondering. Are these safe? Where are they from? “It’s almost like you’ve got to post a sign
Read it Again: Week of March 1, 2001
Each week Farm and Dary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
