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Can you solve this Hazard mystery? Tell us what you think these tools are.
These two mystery tools were found in a hay mow but not together. Can you help their owner figure out what they were used for?
How to attract pollinators to your yard
Providing pollinators with food, water and shelter supports strong plant production; plus you get to enjoy the beauty that hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators bring to your yard!
USDA researchers discover where foot-and-mouth virus begins in cattle
WASHINGTON — USDA scientists have identified the primary site where the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease begins infection in cattle. This discovery could lead to development of new vaccines to control and potentially eradicate FMD, a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals that is considered the most economically devastating livestock disease
The Metrick system: do a little bit of everything
The Metrick family raises almost every kind of vegetable you can think of, plus apples, some livestock and some bees. It’s all for a love of agriculture.
Oregano in the dairy ration? Could ease greenhouse gassy cows, increase milk production
During Penn State University experiments, oregano consistently reduced methane produced by cows without demonstrating any negative effects (plus it increased milk production).
Late Night Dates With Daddy
Little Kathie Steeb, daughter of Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb, discovered a hidden plus to all those late-night theatre practices.
Bags beat towers for forage storage
Silage bags can save farmers from initial costs plus up to $10,000 a year, while greatly reducing the risks from falls and silage gas.
Alexander Smalley finds love
Judith Sutherland continues her recitation of Alexander Smalley’s journal from the 1800s. highlighting a few passages where he falls in love.
Learning to farm one day at a time
Nearly 100 children from Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties participated in Spring Hill Farm Market’s Farmer for a Day program this summer.
Roundup of FFA news for Nov. 2, 2023
Catch up on local FFA news from Mt. Vernon FFA, Northwestern FFA, West Holmes FFA, Plymouth FFA, Norwayne FFA and Fayetteville FFA.
