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Some days are meant to last forever
Someone — my great-grandfather, my grandmother, my dad, someone — told me how fathers announced the upcoming wedding of their daughters more than a century ago in the small, southern Illinois farming community where I was raised. The story goes like this: After a wedding date was set, the bride’s father saddled his finest horse
Conservation practice could cut nitrogen pollution to the Gulf
University of Illinois scientists estimate saturated buffers could reduce nitrogen from agricultural drainage by 5 to 10 percent.
Harvest brings back fond memories
Tragedy. The nerve-jarring news of any school tragedy is difficult to take in. But the horror in an Amish school house in a bucolic part of the world where violence is nonexistent proved to be more than we could grasp.
Dairy concerns voiced at Ag Progress Days
The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee held a joint informational meeting on dairy industry issues and HB 1265 Aug. 17, during Ag Progress Days.
$600,000 in grants for American chestnut
Asheville-based conservation nonprofit, The American Chestnut Foundation, has received $600,000 in grants from the Colcom Foundation.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 15, 2012:
ALLIANCE, Ohio — Country Barbwires and Country Folks 4-H club met at Beechwood United Methodist Church Feb. 27. Country Barbwires officers for the coming year are: Clay Poytner, president; Curtis McDaniel, vice president; Bethany Brugger, secretary; Joey Royer, treasurer; Molly Hoover, reporter; Aleah Hall and Sydne Tone, health reporters; and Nicole Cook, safety. Country Folks
Winter can be a productive time
It happens every time. The ice cream is setting before me, and in my anticipation for the first bite of this creamy confection, I rush the process and the result is a “brain freeze.” It is easy to prevent if I would just eat more slowly. Supposedly the cold stimulates a nerve in the roof
Geiss family gets close to nature on relaxing beach vacation
For over 20 years, Julie Geiss’ family members have migrated back to the North Carolina coastline like birds of the same feather.
FDA releases new look for nutrition facts label
The new labeling includes nutrition information for “one serving” and “one package” to help consumers make wise, healthy food choices.
How to find and forage for wild Ohio pears
The wild Ohio pear is a common orchard pear that has escaped cultivation and taken root in the wild. Learn where to find them and when to pick them.
