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A-maizing corn has been around for centuries
For the next few weeks fresh sweet corn will be available at roadside stands, farmers markets and even grocery stores. When the corn is fresh and sweet, it can set off a buying frenzy among shoppers. Everyone wants a dozen ears of corn when it’s fresh and sweet. Ancient origins A taste for sweet corn
Notice the small trees, they yield the best surprises
Late October brought the first hard frost to the ridge, and now the temperature dips to the low 30s most mornings. Frosty temperatures send my wife and me in search of persimmons, which ripen after a few cold nights. Ours grow in the hayfield. Persimmon Persimmon is a small, inconspicuous tree that rarely grows taller
Baby Beef Club celebrates 64th year
ASHLAND, Ohio — The Ashland County Baby Beef Club continued the celebration of their 64th year with the annual recognition banquet Oct. 9 at the Maple Grove Church of the Brethren Fellowship Hall. The club coordinates one of only a few lottery steer shows remaining in the state. Chairman Rich Kline commended the producers in
Cut alfalfa early for best spring growth
DES MOINES, Iowa — Timing the final alfalfa cutting before mid-September offers regrowth opportunities to reduce the risk of winter injury, say experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. “Whether a grower is in a three- or four-cut alfalfa program, cutting from Sept. 10 to Oct. 1 in most northern climates rarely allows the crop
Focusing on the positives of your loved one is best
Having been laid out like a limp rag with a stomach bug has given me plenty of time to think. First, I think the term “stomach bug” is a misnomer. This is more a Godzilla-esque stomach slayer armed with sticks and sharp knives and bent on killing me from the inside out. There may also
Deworming young horses: When and what is best?
URBANA, Ill. — The thought of your new foal becoming infected with worms is a bit too much to bear for many horse owners. All it takes is one face-to-face meeting with a squirmy white roundworm, the type of parasite most common in horses under two years of age, and you’ll never again complain about
Feeding deer corn is not the best thing to do
Deer’s winter digestive system is not equipped to handle a high carbohydrate diet such as corn.
Ohio Beef Expo names breed winners
COLUMBUS — More than 30,000 cattle industry enthusiasts attended the Ohio Beef Expo March 20-22 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. In its 22nd year, the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association hosted the annual event. Over 325 head of cattle were sold in the various purebred sales for an average of $2,369. The following are the
Meeting for Ohio farmers’ market network set
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — The annual meeting for the Farmers’ Market Management Network will be held at 10 a.m. March 9 at the Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. There is no charge and the meeting is open to all Ohio farmers’ market managers and vendors. Agenda The agenda for the
U.S. beef and pork riding export wave
May pork sales set yet another monthly record while beef exports reached their highest levels since December of 2003.
