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If rain has kept you from planting fall crops, FSA can help

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Producers and farmers who were prevented from planting wheat by the final planting date have until Nov. 4 to visit their local FSA county office and report the prevented planting acreage.

Planning to cope with emergencies

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Flood water forces the exodus of cattle to higher ground. Drought does the same on a wider scale, only to greener ground. And in the case of wild fires, tornadoes and other natural disasters, there might not even be time for that. Count your blessings As if the job of beef producer isn’t hard enough,

Sign-ups for Conservation Reserve Program underway

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Thanks to this gorgeous summer weather, I have been able to take an enjoyable walk at least three nights a week. When one takes a leisurely stroll, you cannot help but take pleasure in the sights and smells around you. The black eyed Susan’s (one of my favorite flowers) are in full bloom. The smell

Ohio wheat crop magic can happen again next year if weather cooperates

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

COLUMBUS — High-yielding varieties coupled with ideal growing conditions can turn an average crop into a record season. With this year’s Ohio wheat crop on its way to falling into that category, growers are wondering if the magic can happen again next year. Jim Beuerlein, an Ohio State University Extension agronomist, says yes, as long

Book written to increase awareness of vital role of grass and grassland plants

Monday, May 18, 2009

MADISON, Wis. — Grassland: Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture was written to increase awareness of the vital role grass and grassland plants have in ensuring a sustainable future for American agriculture. Published by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America, the book’s content

Want to build a pond?

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

URBANA, Ill. — If you are a landowner who has always been wanting a pond, there are a number of pre-construction steps that should be done to first determine if your property will even be suitable for a pond. First step Bob Frazee, University of Illinois Natural Resources educator, suggested the first step would be

Environmental efforts honored at Trumbull SWCD

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

CORTLAND, Ohio — The 58th Trumbull Soil and Water Conservation District annual awards banquet was held recently at the Garden Brook Banquet Center in Cortland. County Planning Director Alan Knapp received the Bill Penn Memorial Award, which is the highest honor bestowed upon a citizen of Trumbull County for conservation. “Knapp’s support of natural resources,

Orchard pruning requires that human touch

Thursday, February 28, 2008

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Anybody who believes that apple or other orchard-fruit growing is a seasonal job with a winter vacation would be surprised if they went out to the orchards and saw the work going on in the dead of winter. Orchard fruit growing is about nine months of perpetration and maintenance and three

HSUS sues USDA

Thursday, March 6, 2008

But everyone wants to know why HSUS sat on its slaughterhouse video.

So Tiny, So Mighty

Thursday, March 27, 2008

“So tiny, so mighty,” I’ve heard people describe our church choir with those phrases.