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ODA equine disease discovery awaits patent
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – It began shortly after the new year in 2003 and by March, more than a dozen horses at the University of Findlay stables were dead.
Apply manure carefully during winter
During the past several years, manure nutrient recycling has come under scrutiny, particularly when applied on frozen or snow-covered ground.
Is Ohio running out of room? Report calls urban sprawl a myth
SALEM, Ohio – For years, Ohio has been inundated with information about housing developments and shopping malls settling into the rural landscape and suffocating farmers.
Farming new fields of mushrooms in Wayne Co.
Mushrooms made it possible for Tom Wiandt of Burbank to get himself back down on the farm after spending a number of years working in Wooster as an engineer.
Danny’s smile
Danny Armstrong’s smile masks the past year, the surgeries, the grueling repetition, the disappearance of many months and the struggle to prove … a country boy can survive.
Ohio budget looks tight for ag programs, OSU in 2002-03
Historic funding levels for primary and secondary education – $1.4 billion – tightened Ohio’s two-year state budget for many programs, including agriculture.
Ohio 4-H leaders focus on back-up plans, engagement as uncertainty lingers
Ohio 4-H extension educators see two trends with 4-H’ers this year. Some are taking a year off or otherwise stepping back from the program, largely due to concerns about the pandemic. Others are doubling down, despite lingering uncertainties.
4-H leaders are continuing to work out details of the 2021 season, as enrollment deadlines approach.
Farmers reflect on 2020, look to 2021
This year has been a mixed bag for farmers. A global pandemic brought challenges with processing and logistics, in addition to health concerns. That same pandemic shifted focus back to local food, as larger systems struggled.
It’s been a year of adapting, adjusting plans and solving problems on the fly. Some have struggled. Others have seen their businesses boom.
Sale total spikes again in Portage Co.
RANDOLPH, Ohio – Tierney Ruehr promised a record would be set, even before the steer sale began. In just her second year showing a steer, she took grand champion honors at this year’s Portage County Fair, and she celebrated by contacting every person she could think of who might drop $8,000 to buy her Shorthorn.
Has Shell Polymers Monaca been a good neighbor? Community weighs in at rally
One year after Potter Township’s Shell ethane cracker plant opened, residents and environmental activists hold a rally in Irvine Park calling for change.
