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Expert: Milk production finally drops
Penn State milk expert Ken Bailey says the marketplace may be realigning supply with demand.
Northeast Ohio specialty vegetable grower transitioning to grain crops
The combination of weather risk, labor uncertainty, food safety pressures and an aging ownership group pushed K.W. Zellers & Son to exit the produce business.
It’s hip to be rural
Kym Seabolt digs into society’s fascination with rural decor and clothing — workwear, roosters, canning jars for every use, large-scale gardening.
Good news for the cattle industry
URBANA, Ill. — Better days are likely ahead for the cattle industry, according to a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist. “As numbers keep dropping, producers adjust inventories downward in the face of high feed and forage prices,” said Chris Hurt. “At mid-year, the number of all cattle and calves was modestly lower than the two
How to camp in Allegheny National Forest for the first time
Camping at Dewdrop Campground, site 74, in Allegheny National Forest means trading convenience and comfort for a breathtaking view in the wilderness.
John Ligo wins quality assurance award
MERCER, Pa. — Two farmers recently received the annual national Beef Quality Assurance award, created to recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers who incorporate Beef Quality Assurance principles as part of the day-to-day activities on their operations. The winners The 2011 winners were John Ligo, LiTerra Farms of Mercer, Pa. (dairy), and Mike Milicevic, Lykes
Plowing contest to celebrate 50th anniversary
WEST UNION, Ohio – The World Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests were held in Peebles, Ohio, in Adams County Sept.
Stick to what you know to get through tough seasons
In other words, we cannot control the rain or weather, but we can make choices about our management no matter what nature brings our way.
School trip is growing experience — for me
Our sixth-grade son, Wonderboy, has gone to camp. Camp being yet another thing the school district cooked up specifically to test me. Much like the whole “Fifth graders totally belong in middle school with big giant huge children who look like they eat fifth graders for mid-morning snack!” They have helpfully decided that in sixth
How utility-scale solar came to Ohio
The first utility-scale solar project in Ohio went on the grid in February. The second will soon be complete. These projects — Hardin and Hillcrest — are ushering in a new era of energy production for the state and forcing rural communities to reevaluate how they interact with one another and the land.
