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Students are home, but ag teachers keep greenhouses going
Schools closed right as FFA greenhouses were getting going, leaving teachers to figure out how to care for and sell thousands of dollars in plants.
Family opens farm to Luke Bryan and 15,000 others for concert
Ayars Family Farm invited over 15,000 visitors for the Luke Bryan Farm Aid concert back in September.
August’s gardening to-do list
Summer is winding down and harvest time is approaching for many crops. If you’re planting a fall garden, now is the time to prepare.
Roundup of FFA news for Sept. 22, 2016:
FFA news for the week of Sept. 22, 2016.
How to buy fresh produce on a budget
Eating healthy isn’t just a luxury for those who can afford it. It’s a lifestyle decision for everyone. It’s become all too common to use cost as an excuse to purchase junk food instead of fresh fruits and vegetables. However, the actual price difference is only about $1.50 more per day based on the U.S.
Greenhousing, like farming, is a family business for many
To keep a farm in the family, many families increase their acres, buy more cows, hogs or poultry so they can increase production for the newest generation. The same strategy of expansion and development is important for sisters Robin Voltz and Rinda Sloan — the third generation to manage their family’s operation just north of Loudonville, Ohio. But they’re not investing in livestock or acreage. Instead, they’re improving their perennials, poinsettias, herbs, fruits, vegetables and landscaping.
Marital immunity? Scratch that
As we tally the final numbers at summer’s end, we find that with the arrival of cooler weather goes what little hope we had that this would be the year of our greatest garden yet. This should come as no surprise since we haven’t had any luck whatsoever with a garden before. This year was
On My Mind: The animals know spring is near
If ice storms weren’t so frightening and dangerous (please, God, don’t let the electricity go off, don’t let the trees and wires fall down, etc.!) they’d be beautiful. I’m sure the folks in northern Trumbull County saw nothing beautiful in their damaging storm this week, but our area was spared the problems and had no
Yesteryear catalogs entertain, excite
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes that those Sears catalogs were an important part of America, from the most rural post office route in the backwoods all the way to bustling big cities.
Ohio apples don’t fall too far from the tree
Ohio apples are typically marketed close to home.
