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Could be record year for bean acres
WASHINGTON – The high cost of fuel and fertilizer is pushing U.S. farmers to switch from corn to less input-intensive crops such as soybeans in 2006.
How to stay safe when you’re ice fishing
Even if you’ve checked the ice to ensure a safe ice fishing trip, it’s important to be prepared, bring safety equipment and know what to do in an emergency.
Family strikes balance between tax-time tasks and cow herd care
Farmer Jerry Berg’s office serves triple-duty as a tax office, farm business and shrine to family accomplishments.
The biggest tree in Geauga County
Throughout the world, big trees hold tremendous cultural, ecological, and economical value. Larger trees provide more economic benefits, grow quicker and sequester more carbon than small trees.
West Point Reception Day turns civilians into cadets
(Editor’s note: Weston Boose, a 4-H’er from rural Norwalk, Ohio, and son of Terry and Mary Lisa Boose, is starting college life at the U.S. Military Academy. This is the second in an occasional series by contributing writer Judy Kocab on Boose’s first year in the academy, where the battlecry of “Duty. Honor. Country.” still
Wheat is important to the rotation, so plan ahead
For a successful wheat crop, consider these important management practices.
Indiana farmer writes prescriptions — to his soil, that is
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — People are often prescribed a multi-vitamin or medication or two to help them perform and feel their best every day. Now, some farmers are doing the same for their fields. It’s called prescription farming. Very precise They’re not giving vitamins or medication to the land, necessarily, but this type of farming
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 2, 2009
NORTH LIMA, Ohio — The Pinelakers 4-H club held its fifth meeting in May. Members discussed upcoming events, including the Canfield Fair Sept. 2-7, the “Streetscape 2009” annual program, which focuses on cleaning up downtown Youngstown, the camping trip at Chaparral campground the second weekend in August and candy fundraising. Clover Bud is working on
Finding gratitude in a winter storm
In the middle of a storm, in the middle of the night, Eliza Blue realized at long last everything really is going to be okay.
Always count your blessings
The worry that comes with motherhood will never end if you’re lucky.
