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Ohio Farm Bureau names Excellence in Ag winners
Ohio Farm Bureau has named the winners for the Excellence in Agriculture award.
How to store homegrown onions
Onions are one of the first crops gardeners get in the ground in spring. By late summer, green tops turn brown and flop over, signaling it’s time to harvest. There is nothing worse than waiting all summer for your homegrown onions to mature, then discovering they spoil in storage. Selecting onion varieties well-suited for storage
Neighbors pull together through storms
Some days come and go with little left behind to be held in our memory. Some are emblazoned forever. Wings of steel It was a beautiful morning as I ran my errands last Wednesday. I had spent time with a great friend, and we talked about how neighbors and friends used to be there for
Shedding light on fireflies
Fireflies, also know as lightning bugs, appear on every continent except Antarctica. What else is special about the firefly? The answers may surprise you.
Sometimes good to be reminded of the power of Mother Nature
Once in a while, it is good to be reminded of the power of Mother Nature. Our daughter and friends were here one evening recently, enjoying a late-day swim and a summertime supper. A breeze began to kick up. The skies began to fill with clouds and we heard a rumble so faint that Caroline
Streams stressed by pharmaceutical pollution
MILLBROOK, N.Y. — Pharmaceuticals commonly found in the environment are disrupting streams, with unknown impacts on aquatic life and water quality. So reports a new paper, which highlights the ecological cost of pharmaceutical waste and the need for more research into environmental impacts. Lead author Emma Rosi-Marshall, a scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem
Set for fun with Clover and Alfalfa
Farm and Dairy Columnist While all of our neighbors were busy in the hay fields, we were finding a unique new way to add timothy and alfalfa to clover. Maybe I’d better start at the beginning. Remember my present? Last Christmas, my wish list included a swing, hanging from a good, sturdy limb, and a
The Buzz of Bees
The honey month of September provides a chance to celebrate the honeybee. Seventeen states have adopted the honeybee as their official state insect. Why does it hold top honors as the most popular among the 50 states? Keep in mind that one out of every three bites of food we consume has been made possible
To every thing, there is a season
The final round of hay has been put up, and the colorful leaves have blown free from our majestic old trees.
Life’s changes can be hard to accept
Attitude is everything.
I have learned this, if nothing else, in the journey of this life.
Bright outlook.
