COLUMBUS — Ohio growers waiting to harvest their corn most likely won’t see a significant decrease in grain moisture, but run the risk of increased stalk lodging, moldy ears and yield losses the longer corn sits in the fields.
Harvest promptly
Peter Thomison, an Ohio State University Extension corn agronomist, said that unfavorable weather might […]
This tractor was bought in 1939 at the Kensington Supply Co. by Dale Brenner’s father, Lewis Brenner. It was used as all power on the 120-acre farm until 1948 when Lewis Brenner bought a John Deere Model B with a full line of new equipment.
After Lewis passed away in 1951, Dale’s brother took over the […]
John Mangun and his daughter Johnna of Carrollton, Ohio, took Farm and Dairy along on their father-daughter trip out west. Here we are at the lower falls of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
WOOSTER, Ohio — To be organic or to be conventional. That is the question among many farmers today, with advantages and disadvantages on either side.
But for two Ohio dairymen who farm in Ashland, Wayne and Holmes counties, the answer is both.
Going both ways
Paul Weber, owner of Idyl Wild Farms near the Ashland County village […]
I have a new favorite bird — the northern saw-whet owl.
Until last week, I’d never seen one in the wild. But on Wednesday, Joey Herron invited me to his banding station at Valley Falls State Park, just east of Fairmont, W.Va.
“That storm on the East Coast,” he told me, “is going to push […]
Greg Manners of Ringoes, N.J., and his niece Hannah Mazur took Farm and Dairy along on their Disney Magic cruise to the Western Caribbean. Thanks to Greg for holding on tight to Farm and Dairy — the wind conditions made it very difficult to keep us from blowing away!
Dorothy Fels, of Pittsburgh, and Zita Reis took Farm and Dairy with them on their beach vacation to the Outer Banks, N.C. The weather was windy and chilly, but fortunately the ladies brought Farm and Dairy along to read.
LISBON, Ohio — Victor Mattevi, 71, of 34878 state Route 172, Lisbon, died Nov. 17, 2009, at the Forum Northside Hospital in Youngstown.
He was born July 24, 1938, in Salem, son of the late Joseph and Rosamond (Burcaw) Mattevi.
Mattevi was employed at Buckeye Industrial Mining for more than 25 years as a heavy equipment operator.
He […]
KENSINGTON, Ohio — Jennifer L. Baker, 33, of 8080 Apollo Road, Kensington, Ohio, died Nov. 19, 2009, following a two-vehicle crash in Butler Township.
She was born April 10, 1976, in Salem the daughter of Richard and Kay (Stoffer) Miller.
A 1994 graduate of West Branch High School, Baker graduated from Kent State University with a degree […]
WOOSTER, Ohio — Parry and Susie Cochran were recognized as the recipients of the 2009 Conservation Farm Award during the Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual meeting Nov. 17.
The Cochrans
The Cochrans operate a heifer and grain farm in Plain Township. Parry, Susie and their children, Aaron, Andrew and Audrey, reside on the farm […]
