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When it comes to the 2020 weather, devil is in the details
This year has been a relief for many following a rainy 2019, with widespread prevented planting in the Midwest. But though the growing season was close to average overall for precipitation and temperature, Ohio State University atmospheric scientist Aaron Wilson said, the details are important, too. And those details suggest that things aren’t quite as normal as they seem.
Perfection is overrated, especially during the holidays
Kymberly Foster Seabolt remembers that broken things can be put back together. More importantly, that perfection is definitely overrated.
My mother will tell you mother knows best
Feeding more people with the same land base without degrading the environment against the backdrop of intense weather may require a different mindset.
Readers share memories of ‘red dog’
In Sam Moore’s June 6 column, he asked if any Farm and Dairy readers recalled traveling on red dog roads, and to his delight, received several replies.
Tractors replace animal-powered equipment
Beeman’s garden tractors were one the first to advertise value over horses.
Giving pollinators the right of way
In an effort to combat a steady decrease in pollinator populations, Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus is implementing a Monarch Right of Way, pollinator demonstration plot.
How was the West won without bottled water?
Since the onslaught of 40 days of rain, the term “French drain” has been whispered in my ear. Let me assure you, it is not as sexy as it sounds.
Don’t worry, bird populations vary each year
Jean Purvis of Butler, Pa. writes, “Scott, I have noticed this year that I have had very few juncos at my feeder. In fact, days pass that I don’t have any — quite unlike former years. On the other hand, I have had more white-throated sparrows (a favorite), sometimes as many as six or seven.
Concern grows over late blight spreading to plants in Buckeye State
COLUMBUS — Late blight was confirmed in Pennsylvania and Kentucky in late May, generating concerns that this devastating disease of tomato and potato may soon show up in Ohio farm fields and backyard gardens. Responsible for the Irish potato famine of the 1840s, late blight has caused widespread crop damage across the United States and
Junk, treasure a matter of perspective
One man’s junk really is someone else’s treasure. I thought of my sister the very first time I heard that statement.
