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How to plant a tree for successful growth
Learn more about the benefits of planting trees and how to ensure any trees you plant will grow successfully.
Loan programs for socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers
The Farm Service Agency has loan programs to assist members of socially disadvantaged groups and beginning farmers to finance agricultural enterprises. Under these designated farm loan programs, FSA can provide financing to eligible applicants through either direct or guaranteed loans. While all qualified producers are eligible to apply for these loan programs, FSA has targeted
Funding approved for 5 Ohio projects
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority recently approved financing for five new projects from the $150 million advanced energy portion of the Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus Program. Gov. Ted Strickland and Mark R. Shanahan, OAQDA executive director and the governor’s energy adviser, made the announcement following OAQDA’s monthly meeting. The final step
A weekly roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 9, 2008
ROCHESTER, Pa. — The Big Knob 4-H Livestock Club will hold a meeting Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Big Knob Grange Hall basement, Rochester. All boys and girls between 8 and 18 as of Jan. 1, 2009, are eligible to join the club. Members will expand their knowledge about working with market beef,
Low genetic diversity among US honey bees
A recent study found the U.S. honey bee population has low genetic diversity, which could have a negative impact on future crop pollination and beekeeping.
OEFFA launches new investment fund: $500,000 to grow Ohio’s sustainable ag
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association has partnered with a group of socially-motivated local investors who are making $500,000 available to launch a groundbreaking initiative: the OEFFA Investment Fund. The purpose of the fund is to promote sustainable agriculture in Ohio by making flexible and affordable capital available to OEFFA member farmers
The deviled egg is in the details
With grown adult “children” Kym Seabolt has to consider their work schedules and in-laws when planning holiday dinners and events.
Researchers say methane emissions can be traced back to Roman times
WASHINGTON — Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere can be traced back thousands of years in the Greenland ice sheet. Using special analytical methods, researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, have determined how much methane originates from natural sources and how much is due to human activity. The results go
Looking around, the skyline changes
“Why do we love to gaze on the blue canopy of the summer sky, the many-colored flowers of the spring, the beautiful faces of innocent children? Why do we love to listen to the symphony of the orchestra, the music of the mountain wind playing with the pine trees, the mighty voice of lonely waterfalls?
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Ashland Co. 4-H supporters thanked
Annual banquet honors meritorious service.
