How to care for rabbits
Learn more about housing, feeding, grooming and handling requirements and best practices for rabbits.
200-MW wind farm rejected by Ohio Power Siting Board
In a rare move, the Ohio Power Siting Board denied Republic Wind's application to build a 200 megawatt wind farm in Seneca and Sandusky counties. Community activists celebrated the rejection, while the developer, Apex Clean Energy, cried foul.
Pennsylvania milk labeling bill heads to Gov. Wolf’s desk
Senate Bill 434 would allow milk processors to apply with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to exceed the 17-day labeling code.
Saving a life
Ohio State University Extension focuses on helping those in farming communities get the help they need in regards to mental health.
W.Va. farmers market a way for local farmers to grow together
The Highlands Farmers Market, a new market in West Virginia, focuses on flexibility for busy farmers and making sure farmers are the ones leading the market.
Grassroots groups hopeful about passage of Ohio Senate Bill 52
For many Ohioans, the first time they hear about the Ohio Power Siting Board is when a solar or wind project is proposed in their town. That's also when they find out how little power they have to effect change. SB 52 could change that.
Finding normal ‘north of most things’
A pandemic-weary Rebecca Miller gets away and finds a sense of normal "north of most things."
Let it bee: Salem, master gardeners make space for native pollinators
To kick off National Pollinator Week, and to celebrate Salem becoming a national bee city through Bee City USA, the city’s parks and recreation department and local Ohio State University Extension master gardeners held an open house at a new pollinator garden June 21.
How to make sure farm fresh eggs are safe to eat
Small-scale egg producers and their consumers should understand good handling practices to ensure food safety when buying or selling farm fresh eggs.
Ohio aims to cut broadband funding, restrict public networks in budget
Changes the Ohio Senate made to its version of the state’s next budget bill could set back the state’s work on broadband expansion, and threaten existing municipal networks.
