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Tell what’s ‘wow’ about your farm
LONDON, Ohio – “Are you a Chevy or Ford or Dodge guy?” Eric Barrett asked. Case or John Deere? Pioneer or Seed Consultants? Bounty or Brawny? Handfuls of people perched on bales of straw last week at the Farm Science Review’s Small Farm Center started to chatter, knowing their answers to those simple questions made one giant point: Branding works.
Quality, not quantity, of child care is what impacts children
Researchers affiliated with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development organization met recently to review new findings in a 10-year study of more than 1,300 children.
Before the results could be substantiated and debated, the findings were released that 17 percent of children who spent more than 30 hours a week in child care were rated as aggressive.
Homegrown By Heroes: Growing support for veteran farmers
When Dawn and Lee Lichtenwalner left Las Vegas in 2008 to take up permanent residence at their 11-acre Leetonia, Ohio, vacation property, turning it into a full-time farming operation was not part of the plan. Earlier this month, their Dandelion Lane Farm became the first in Ohio recognized by the national Homegrown by Heroes program.
Milking with robots: Will it make sense on farms?
The notion of milking cows with a robot, let alone one named “Lely Astronaut 3,” might remind some milk producers of science fiction shows like Star Wars or Star Trek. There is no known robotic milker currently installed in Ohio, but these sleek, high-tech machines are tugging on the barn doors of some of the state’s most progressive dairies, and the seemingly fictional concept is proving to be a science rooted in efficiency and increased productivity.
Winter forage production options
Winter annual cereals utilize six to seven months of the year and capture an additional 33% of the crop production potential. Learn more about options.
Paint Valley Farms built on pedigrees
Ohio’s Shorthorn breed president talks about how he grew his herd, and the value of the Ohio Beef Expo.
Social media can help market small farms, too
This is the sidebar to the main story about the small farm conference. Click here to read the main story. MASSILLON, Ohio — It’s free, it’s easy to use and it can help you build customer relations and market more of your product. Those were some of the selling points two speakers gave on social
Wheat growers: Prepare to apply foliar fungicide
WOOSTER, Ohio — While cool weather conditions over the last few weeks have worked to slow wheat down considerably, the development of the crop is still at least a week or two ahead of what is considered to be normal in Ohio at this time of year, according to an Ohio State University Extension wheat
Hurricane Katrina: Ports closed, grain shipments clogged
SALEM, Ohio – Hurricane Katrina devastated millions in the Southeast, but her wrath is a setback for farmers across the country who rely on ports along the Mississippi to ship grain.
Where the long road leads
UNITY, Ohio — Traffic on state Route 14 near Unity, Ohio, slowed to a crawl during the early afternoon of March 7. Snowflakes whirled through the air as drivers squinted, trying to make sense of the arched, lumbering form in the roadway. As car after car approached the strange figure, drivers gawked. Some turned their
