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Cicadas won’t be visiting Ohio this year
The buzz is on its way for the East Coast this summer. Several states up and down the East Coast are expected to be inundated with Magicicadas, but Ohio has to wait for this extraordinary natural event. Magicicadas, or periodical cicadas, usually appear between May and July. Periodical cicadas are a 1 to 1.5 inch
Color Me Healthy
I looked down at my lunch plate feeling pangs of guilt. Something was wrong with the picture. My plate held a hot dog in a soft, white bun leftover from my husband’s company picnic.
Improving corn silage yield, quality
When it comes to silage corn, selecting an appropriate hybrid and using good management practices can translate into a big increase in milk production.
More than your average project: A day in the life of a 4-H member
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — The sun is just up, and Leah Fine is exhausted. She tries to sleep until the last possible minute, but she knows that Bella, Vinnie and Lugnut are surely up and waiting for her. While it seems like she just left the barn, the 12-year-old pulls on her boots and heads
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 30, 2011:
BURTON, Ohio — At the Breeders and Feeders June 12 meeting all members worked on skillathon. Cloverbuds gave reports on farm safety and practiced feeds. Swine members were told to keep their pigs fed, clean and cool and start walking them. Rabbits put together first aid kits. Beef clinic was held June 25 at Universal
Poultry growers should give trade some forethought
This list goes with a full feature on backyard poultry, accessible here. There are many reasons to raise your own backyard poultry, but before you fill your lawn with birds or any other livestock, here are some very basic considerations: 1. Are you allowed to keep poultry at your residence? You may need to check
Big U.S. aid goes to big agribusiness
While American taxpayers await an accounting on the billions sent to the Gulf Coast to clean up Katrina’s devastation, USDA already knows the tab for four emergency programs hastily designed “to further reduce stress on the grain transportation system” caused by the storm.
Johanns’ confirmation is easy; it’s everything else that will be hard
A few days after his presidential nomination to replace Ann Veneman as secretary of agriculture, Nebraska Gov.
Finding solace and faith on the frozen winter plains
Eliza Blue and her family are hunkering down to get through the recent cold spell in South Dakota.
Transitions within the dairy herd
Farm managers should assist dairy animals through transitions within the herd by reducing health risks and promoting longevity and profitability.
