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USDA announces new EQIP funds
New round of conservation funds available to farmers.
Get ready for birthing season: A guide for small ruminants
These birthing preparations for facilities, medical, nutrition and equipment/supplies are great for first-timers and are also a useful reminder for us seasoned farmers.
Columbiana County Fair board receives $300,000 for grandstand
A local foundation’s $300,000 gift will name the new grandstand at Columbiana County Fair.
Sometimes, there is just no reasoning
Paradise may be found from the inside, looking out, on these winter days, when the bare-boned trees are covered with glistening ice and snow. But living in it is sometimes more challenging. Slippery ice Running an errand for my office one day last week, I found myself face-planted in ice-encrusted snow after slipping on a
Andrew Londo to succeed Don Breece as OSU Extension assistant director
Londo is currently professor of silviculture and Extension forestry coordinator with a 25 percent administrative function at Mississippi State University. He will start his new appointment Sept. 1, pending approval by university trustees.
There’s never a ‘good time’ to open your farm to visitors, but you should
“There is an ever-increasing number of people, but the amount of land does not increase, therefore the amount of land per capita decreases, and one farm should offer both ownership and visitorship. Everyone needs — in fact, must have — occasional reacquaintance with the land.” — Rachel Peden, “The Land, The People” In 1966, when
GMO labeling not about choice
Anti-GMO sentiment is based on faulty science, emotion, a mistrust of big corporations, and even conspiracy theories. Editor Susan Crowell serves up her thoughts.
Disaster assistance announced for Ohio, Pa. and W.Va. counties
COLUMBUS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation for 85 of Ohio’s 88 counties following the severe heat, rainfall shortages and other weather-related disasters that struck large areas of the state over the spring and summer. Ohio counties contiguous to the 85 disaster counties
When the grass isn’t greener on other side
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Worries about Pennsylvania facing a severe drought seem to have faded with recent rainstorms, but the question of how to care for your lawn during this summer’s heat is still important. Lawn maintenance When it comes to maintaining your lawn, according to an expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences,
Village of Zoar named one of America’s most endangered historic places
ZOAR, Ohio — The Village of Zoar, Ohio, has been named to the 2012 List of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This annual list spotlights important examples of the nation’s architectural, cultural, and natural heritage that are at risk of destruction or irreparable damage. “This distinction will
