A knock came on my door as I worked in the kitchen one late afternoon this past week. I was startled because I had not heard a car come down our long lane.
I was happily surprised to see that it was the oldest of the three sisters who walk through our farm on their […]

You don’t have to look outside to know what season it is in an Extension office. You can tell from the questions that come in.
It is now corn silage pricing season. How to price corn for silage as a crop standing in the field is a regular and perennially challenging question.
The optimal answer […]

LONDON, Ohio — Grain storage and handling can be fatal if the proper safety precautions are not followed. This year’s Ohio State University Farm Science Review offered agricultural grain rescue demonstrations to emphasize the importance of following these precautions when working with grain.
Pleasant Valley Joint Fire District, Urbana Fire Department, City of London Fire […]

MILLERSBURG, Ohio — The West Holmes FFA chapter held its annual monthly meeting at Acres Of Fun Sept. 14.

The motions included have the chapter pay for hotel registration and bus fees for National Convention, to help with the Ohio Tree Farm Sept. 26 and the fifth grade farm tour on Sept. 30, hold the October […]

BARNESVILLE, Ohio — The Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers held a meeting Sept. 19 at the Main Street United Methodist Church in Barnesville.

The fair was discussed. This was the last meeting of the club year. The new club year will begin Oct. 10 with a meeting at 10 a.m. at the church and an election of […]

There are a limited number of days left in our growing season here in Ohio and the opportunity to increase your dry matter as stored feed or stockpiled feed before winter is winding down quickly.

The plants your livestock graze the next few weeks will impact those plants’ growth not only now, but possibly next year […]