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Drought can present opportunities
I dreamed of fresh-smelling rain that beat waves against windows and swept slowly through fields to fill every crack before moving on to refill ponds and kick-start the creeks. Dawn light fell on a full rain gauge. I thanked whoever had left their windows open, washed a truck, mowed a sparse third cutting or made
What if a family member wants to exit the family farm business?
Family businesses are complex, challenging, rewarding and often gratifying, and many parents often desire for their children to continue the business. However, like some marriages, they don’t always work. Finances, poor communications, personal goals, leadership styles, management philosophy, and life changes are but a few of the reasons these separations occur. Suggestions So, if you
Get more from your garden this year
MAXWELL, Calif. — When spring finally arrives, it’s always exciting to get those first seeds safely tucked into the ground. But don’t put away your gardening gloves too soon. You can get much more out of your garden space by using a technique called succession planting — planting a small amount of seeds and then
Lorain Co. 4-H’ers good deed benefits women and children shelter
(Note: The headline on this article was changed to correct an original typographic error.) OBERLIN, Ohio — A freshman at Firelands High School is helping a local women and children’s shelter in a big way. Demi Dovin, 14, donated $1,000 to Genesis House in November, from the two 4-H steers she sold at the Lorain
Ohio crops are late, but improving
The casual view from the windshield is of good crops. The reality is that we are very late, however, and that exposes us to less yield and fears of maturity. A frost scare the end of September would change things a lot.
USDA awards $2 million grant to improve greenhouse tomato industry
WOOSTER, Ohio — The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center has received a $2 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve disease control and food safety in the country’s multi-million dollar greenhouse tomato industry — which now accounts for nearly 40 percent of all fresh tomatoes sold in American
Two inductees revealed for the Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, New York — A deck of playing cards and The Game of Life are the two newest toys inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The two honorees were selected from among 12 toy finalists that included: Cabbage Patch Kids, Chess, Dollhouse, Dominoes, Dungeons and Dragons, Hot Wheels, Lite Brite, Magic 8 Ball,
State fair is educational tool for veterinarians, farm groups
From butter cows to cows giving birth, there was plenty to see and learn at this year’s state fair.
Improvements lead to efficiency at L&R Dairy
Father-daughter duo use modern buildings and technology to improve their bottom line.
OARDC’s plant, animal research facility a welcome addition
WOOSTER, Ohio — When Ohio State University completes its state-of-the-art plant and animal agrosecurity research facility in 2012, it will be a timely investment for Ohio, and the nation. The $22 million facility is being built to advance the research of infectious disease in plants and animals — at a time when researchers say such
