Tuesday, April 23, 2024
persimmons in tree

Learn how to find and identify American persimmon trees, when to harvest their fruit and how to enjoy your bounty.
a red barn on a farm.

Up to an additional $14 billion dollars is available for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Sign-up for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) will begin Sept. 21 and run through Dec. 11.
blackburnian warbler

Birds that are getting ready to leave this area, as well as those just passing through, need that extra energy provided by feeders for their long migration.
Grand Champion Market Steer

Find all the results for the 2020 Canfield Fair junior livestock sale here.
A stethoscope on a computer keyboard.

Switzerland of Ohio Local School District is the site for a telehealth pilot project that could be replicated by other school districts across the state.
American ginseng

Ohio’s ginseng harvest season opened Sept. 1. Learn more about the state’s regulations, as well as, how to find, harvest and dry American ginseng.
man petting cow

More than 50 Pennsylvania farmers have committed 4,000 acres to become organic through Rodale Institutes farm consulting program.
berries

Fall is a good time to buy grapes, apples, watermelons, potatoes, berries, zucchini, yellow squash and peaches, among other seasonal fruits and vegetables.
A young woman stands in a show ring with a black and white beef steer.

Addy Brenner’s work on her 4-H animals paid off at the Stark County Fair, in Canton, Ohio, last week when she rang in her most successful year in 4-H so far.
algae in Lake Erie

The H2Ohio program is continuing to face budget challenges due to the pandemic. In the mean time, researchers say solving Lake Erie’s water quality problems will require long-term investments and work to reduce nutrient runoff. And some are suggesting that phosphorus built up in soil, rather than phosphorus from new fertilizer applications, might play a bigger role in those problems than previously thought.