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Hunger Games provokes food musings
Recently, my agriculture pursuits allowed me a venture into pop culture, as I made time to read The Hunger Games. Now the movie has been released and it prompted me to compare the author’s theme with the future of agriculture. Synopsis If you are not familiar with the fictional novel, it takes place in a
Seed vault stores global crop diversity insurance policy
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — Days after celebrating its second anniversary, the Svalbard “Doomsday” Global Seed Vault received thousands of new seeds that will push its collection to more than half a million unique samples, making it the most diverse assemblage of crop diversity ever amassed anywhere in the world.
Pa. man hopes to revive Afghan art, improve water
The smell was sweet and unmistakable. I looked around for the source: There at the side of the road, a multiflora rose bush in full flower.
Farm Bureau pushes for trade with Cuba
Sugar remains an important part of the Cuban economy with large amounts of land, labor, and other resources dedicated to the industry.
The Erie Canal in New York — from folly to fame
Traveling in this country during the 16th and 17th centuries was difficult in the extreme.
Facing hard times in December 1932
My parents, Blanche Ganoe and Sam Moore, were married in October 1931, and while I don’t know how they spent that first Christmas, I’m pretty sure that by the time Christmas of 1932 rolled around, they were living in the farmhouse (owned by my grandfather) where I grew up. The Townsends (Dad’s sister, her husband
How to plant a prairie garden
A prairie is a natural-looking garden of native grasses and wildflowers. They are easy to establish, virtually maintenance free and attract pollinators.
Ohio winemakers have had their share of obstacles
Deanna and Andy Troutman were just a couple of 20somethings when they decided to become owners of two wineries. From a polar vortex destroying most of their grape crop to a recent distillery explosion, they’ve had their share of obstacles along the way.
Bt corn not a threat to monarchs
A group of scientists coordinated and partially funded by the USDA have spent two years investigating the threat. They conclude insecticide is bigger threat.
What’s your hay outlook?
With the first hay cutting progressing across Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia now is the time to evaluate your hay outlook for the year.
