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Wisdom should come with age
We sometimes learn from our mistakes; however, more frequently we seem to repeat them in science and politics.
Nitrogen-efficient crops: Can we grow more with fewer emissions?
Science offers an option to boost crop productivity and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Holmes County: Sheep grazing tour showcases benefits of pasture management
Sheep tour features four pasture-based farms in Holmes-Coshocton County area
Patience is farming with a faulty planter
The first good corn planting day of spring finally arrived at my central Illinois farmette April 30. Like the month’s previous 29 days, however, no one within 100 miles used it to plant because near-record rains had washed April away. Late start So now it’s May and it’s late by any corn-planting standard. On the
What’s the big deal about soil testing?
CORTLAND, Ohio — With fertilizer prices on the rise, farmers are scrambling to keep their profit in their wallets instead of putting it on their fields. While skipping the fertilizer altogether isn’t a very good idea, two researchers from Ohio State University say there’s at least one simple thing producers can do to save money:
Waste not: Dairyman tackles problem head on
Smart farm management decisions earned Knox County dairyman Tom Freer one of five Environmental Stewardship Awards presented statewide by the Ohio Livestock Council.
Small town memories of times past
Looking through the ads in a Jeromesville Senior High School yearbook dated 1950, Judith Sutherland recalls a version of her town in the past.
The pleasing properties of purple dead nettle
Purple dead nettle is anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antibacterial. It can be used on wounds to help stop the bleeding or to alleviate joint pain.
Starting the planting season low on hope
Marlin Clark offers an update on the struggling commodity markets in his April 9, 2020 column.
Ohio’s top conservation farmers honored
Five Ohio farm families honored recently for their conservation work were: the Brause Family of Crawford County; Paul and Joanne Mechling of Ashtabula County; Chuck and Diane Hicks of Washington County; the Lohstroh family of Madison and Pickaway counties; and T. Wayne Vickers of Pickaway County.
