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Some quick tips on EQIP
The deadline to apply for Ohio’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program is quickly approaching. Here are a few facts to help you decide if EQIP is right for you.
Can we calm the classroom chaos
In this week’s commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on columnist George F. Will’s assessment of the dismal world of K-12 public education
Grass-fed beef production can be daunting for many beef producers
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio — Ohio livestock producers are exploring grass-fed beef production to meet market demands for what many consider to be a healthful and ecologically sustainable product. Production However, the production side of the system can be daunting. “Finishing animals on grass is the hardest grazing management system to accomplish,” said Jeff McCutcheon, an
Treat multiflora rose in May and June
If you’re ever going to try and tackle multiflora rose on your farm, do it now.
Researchers shop for answers about consumer illiteracy
Tests indicate that as many as one in five U.S. adults are, to varying degrees, functionally illiterate and innumerate (unable to do math). Study focuses on how do these adults function as consumers?
Book addresses Midwest cow-calf management issues
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A book written by a team composed predominantly of Purdue Extension specialists provides management advice for an agricultural sector that often doesn’t demand the same attention as some other commodities in the Midwest. Cost Cow-Calf Production in the U.S. Corn Belt covers topics from breeding to marketing. The 272-page book (publication
Ugly, banned tomato gets its own blog
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has intervened in the national debate over the UglyRipe tomato, freeing the heirloom beefsteak variety tomato from the shape restrictions imposed by the Florida Tomato Committee.
Lewandowski joins OSU Extension Wayne County
WOOSTER, Ohio — A new member has joined the staff of the Ohio State University Extension in Wayne County. Rory Lewandowski, formerly an extension educator for Athens County, joined Wayne County as extension educator for agriculture and natural resources on Jan. 3. He is no stranger to agriculture, having grown up on his family’s Minnesota
Ohio farmers featured in national natural resources conservation effort
COLUMBUS — Scott Stoller and his family were recognized for their conservation commitment as part of a national conservation campaign recently launched by the U.S Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, said Terry Cosby, state conservationist for Natural Resources Conservation Service in Ohio. The Stollers are featured in the service’s national campaign called “Conservation
Don’t forget what is under the snow
Good pasture management during a wet winter means being cognizant of erosion and having a plan for the spring and summer.
