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Sun sets on family adventure in western US
After traveling for over a week across the western United States, Julie Geiss and her family finally reached West Glacier, Montana.
Perseverance pays off when ice fishing
Julie Geiss shares the trials, tribulations and success of a family ice fishing trip.
Life is full of surprises: Enjoy the good ones
I have always prided myself on being the smart, savvy sort. The type that no one can “put one over on.” The type to be on top of all the “little things” in my midst. Imagine my surprise, then, to discover that Mr. Wonderful, with the endless cooperation of a myriad of my family and
Raised by wolves? Confessions of a real she-wolf
There are moments in parenting when your children make you so proud that your heart seems to swell outside of your body, when you swear you are walking on air, when you truly could not be more pleased. This is not about one of those times. I have been known to say I can bear
The Wilds animal park is a dream come true
Back in the summer of 1993 I eagerly awaited the release of Jurassic Park and its promise of computer-generated, live action footage of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are the creatures that hooked me on nature. I collected and played with the hard plastic models and would have done anything to see live dinosaurs. I’ll never forget an
Annual tillage conference March 5-6
COLUMBUS, — When it became apparent that the dry spell many Ohio growers experienced last year would become the worst drought in 50 years, David Brandt wasn’t worried about how well corn and soybeans on his 1,150-acre farm would fare. Natural insurance The Carroll, Ohio, farmer instead relied upon a natural form of insurance that
Corn technology goes into clothes, carpets and carryout containers
Through newer technology and the development of polylactic acid, researchers use the crop and its by-products in everything from carpets to clothes to carryout containers.
Wheat pest, cereal leaf beetle, making a comeback in Ohio
ABOVE: CEREAL LEAF BEETLE LARVA WOOSTER, Ohio — This could be the year cereal leaf beetle makes a comeback in Ohio, causing widespread problems. Ohio State University Extension entomologist Ron Hammond said there are populations of cereal leaf beetle in the southern and central parts of the state, but there is also potential for outbreaks
Hartville farm gives easement to nature center
Thomas and Margaret Raff Hague of Canton have donated the development rights from their 100-acre farm in Lake Township to The Wilderness Center in Wilmot, Ohio.
Hirsch, Burkett, Patterson re-elected Ohio Farm Bureau leaders
Steve Hirsch, of Chillicothe, was re-elected president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation during the organization’s annual meeting.
