Thursday, April 25, 2024
maple syrup jars

For 15 years, Ohio maple producers have joined together to open their sugarhouses to visitors for two special weekend tours.

Brenda Hastings pulls no punches on the subject of being a dairy farmer. And the co-owner of Hastings Dairy in Geauga County, Ohio, has become one of her industry’s most active advocates.

More than half of the barn’s roof collapsed, killing at least seven cows and injuring many more.
March garden

As the first official day of spring approaches, there’s gardening prep work to complete.

House ag committee nearing the completion of its own nutrient regulation bill.
identity theft

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 16.6 million people experienced identity theft in 2012.

WASHINGTON — A USDA scientist has found a way to encourage more growers to use cover crops by allowing cattle to graze on them.
Week in Review 2/28

The top stories from the week Feb. 22 to Feb. 28, 2015.

COLUMBUS — Three worrisome strains of avian flu have been detected in birds out West.
heirloom tomatoes

There isn't a formula for market garden profitability, but attention to what is most profitable, least labor intensive and most cost effective to produce will help you determine what to grow.