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17-year cicadas will return to Ohio in 2016
Brood V cicadas will emerge in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland in 2016.
Loudonville Farmers Equity celebrates 100 years
Keeping up with the changes in agriculture has helped this farmer-owned feed mill reach its 100-year milestone.
Measles outbreak could be linked to immunization fears
Childhood immunizations for measles have practically eliminated outbreaks of the disease in North America. However, outbreaks of the disease in North America started to pop up in 2013 and 2014. In Ohio, there are 17 reported cases in Ashland County; 6 reported cases in Coshocton County; 18 reported cases in Holmes County; 86 reported cases in Knox County; 1 reported case in Richland County and 1 reported case in Wayne County.
Conservation workshop geared toward small farms
The first in a series of conservation workshops for small farms will be offered from 9 a.m. until noon Jan. 30 at the Happy Days Lodge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 500 W. Streetsboro St., (state Route 303), Peninsula, Ohio.
My New Year’s resolutions never last
May I recommend a New Year’s resolution to you? If so, trust in God, and don’t break it!
Pennsylvania preserves nearly 2,100 acres of farmland
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board recently safeguarded 2,064 additional acres on 22 farms in 17 counties through the state’s nationally renowned farmland preservation program. Locations The board preserved farms in Adams, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Butler, Centre, Chester, Dauphin, Juniata, Luzerne, Mifflin, Monroe, Perry, Potter, Union, Wayne and Westmoreland counties. Since the program
One plan, three men and 50 years
When Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry and Fred Kirschenmann get together, conversation, laughter and ideas flow. Other than a closeness in age, the three appear to have little in common. Jackson is a Ph.D. plant breeder and founder, in 1976, of The Land Institute, a Salina, Kan., nonprofit dedicated to finding sustainable solutions to food’s uncertain
‘Vomitoxin’ a nasty word for this year’s wheat crop
Testing wheat necessary to assure safety, and what it can be used for.
White mold could be a problem for this year’s crops
WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio soybean growers may not have to worry about soybean rust, but they should be keeping their eyes out for potential white mold developments. “The weather conditions over the past few weeks are very similar to last year. If it stays cool and wet, then white mold will be the next issue
Getting his bearings: Timken’s quest to Canton
How many times have I driven Route 30 through Canton, Ohio, and passed the big Timken factory with its many tin stacks topped by conical caps? Of course, I’m familiar with Timken High School and Timken Mercy Hospital (now Mercy Medical Center) in that city. I know that for many years, the city of Canton
