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Hog producers may see modest profits
URBANA, Ill. — Hog producers may see modest profits in 2009, depending upon costs of production and other factors, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist. “The industry has had six consecutive quarters of losses from the final quarter of 2007 through the first quarter of 2009,” said Chris Hurt. “The return to profits sometime
The Champion
It was summer 1949, and young showman Jim Wiegers and his hogs were blazing the competition at Ohio fairs.
To keep growing, keep learning
Every month, the soil and water conservation districts are offering programs to help people learn how to improve their farms, homesteads and backyards.
Kent State Tusc. branch debuts agribusiness degree
Educational opportunities for Ohio agriculture students spread east to Tuscarawas County.
Farming technology takes to the air
Back when I was just a little feller, my dad would take some of us up to the brand new Noble County Airport for a “fly-in” that was sponsored each year by the Noble Soil and Water District. Our county was one of the beneficiaries of former Gov. Rhodes’ effort to build an air strip
10 tips to better rabbit hunting
With Ohio’s deer season winding down, now is a good time to go after another game animal: cottontail rabbit.
Grass-based farming preserves family legacy
Ralph Schlatter began grass-based farming to keep his farm going. Thirty years later, he’s marketing his meat and dairy products directly to consumers.
How to amend your garden soil for next season
Now is the perfect time to evaluate your vegetable garden and determine how to correct any soil deficiencies to improve your yields next summer.
Part III Looking back offers perspective
“We are each feeling quite alone and low now. For what is a home without a mother?” — Alexander Smalley, 1894 Part III The next best thing to a diary has proven to be a series of annual ledger books kept by my paternal grandmother, given to me by my father. Record keeping The fragile
The evolution of ethanol: Promising new research goes beyond corn
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Fueling up your car with ethanol produced from blue-green algae may sound far-fetched. But Bill Gibbons, a professor and researcher in South Dakota State University’s Department of Biology and Microbiology, says it is close to reality — with commercial availability of this new generation of ethanol just four or five years away.
