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Summer, where are you going so fast?
Already morning sunlight is diffused and late afternoon shadows are longer sooner. At dusk, there is a spectacular show as the trees become the stage for fireflies that gather to perform their love dance, and the darker the night the brighter they shine. Just think: fireflies have been texting and sexting and have had GPS
Potash pullout: From Russia with love
The July 30 news that Uralkali, the huge Russian potash producer, was pulling out of the global fertilizer cartel might be that nation’s richest gift to American farmers since the Great Grain Robbery in 1972. Unlike the grain-buying deal that carried grain prices to 125-year highs 41 Julys ago, this July’s move will drain potash
Energy policy on minds of farm leaders as they storm the Hill
Against the backdrop of a possible war with Iraq, renewable fuels dominated discussions when the Ohio Farm Bureau county presidents visited Washington March 11-13.
ODNR offers new H2Ohio water quality program
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’s new Water Quality Incentive Program, part of the H2Ohio initiative, will encourage farmers to take cropland out of production and establish conservation practices.
Hops production workshop scheduled
Growers looking to supply hops to Ohio’s booming microbrewering industry need to first research which varieties of hops craft brewers want, to avoid the costly mistake of investing in the wrong types, a horticulture expert with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences said.
OSU Extension aids growers in choosing corn hybrids for 2013
COLUMBUS — Growers should compare performance data carefully before making a corn hybrid selection for the 2013 growing season, considering that planting a marginal hybrid could cap yield potential before the field is even planted, an Ohio State University Extension expert says. Hybrid selection is one of the most important management decisions a corn grower
Old feathered friends can be found at the beach
A trip to the beach can be filled with surprises. One sure bet is that there will be gulls galore.
The miracle of monarch migration
Changing day length bird migration triggers bird migration because photoperiod is the only absolutely reliable environmental cue that signals birds that keeps seasonal time. Ruby-throated hummingbirds have already begun to leave, and chimney swifts and nighthawks are gathering in evening skies as they prepare to head south. Monarch butterflies Even more remarkable than bird migration,
Artificial sweeteners help track wastewater pathway for scientists
What’s something found in all wastewater that will allow us to account for all of it? The answer, of all things, is artificial sweeteners.
How to eat seasonally this spring
As the first official day of spring quickly approaches, the thought of fresh fruits and vegetables comes to mind in anticipation of a new growing season.
