Monthly Archives: December 2013
Tips from experts for hitting New Year’s fitness resolutions
As Americans make New Year's resolutions to get in better shape, experts who train celebrities and top-ranked athletes offer some surprising tips for improving your health.
Feed truck kills Carroll County man
A 46-year-old Carrollton man was killed in a freak accident just before noon Dec. 19.
Applications now being accepted for NFU Beginning Farmers Institute
National Farmers Union is now accepting applications for its 2014 Beginning Farmers Institute program.
Penn State: College of Ag Sciences students earn internship awards
Ten Penn State students have been selected as College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society 2013 Internship Award winners. The award, which includes a $760 stipend, was established to encourage students to enroll in internship courses offered within the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Manure accident claims one life
An employee on an Ashtabula County dairy farm died in a farm accident Dec. 14.
Prevent winter fish kills on ponds using aerators or diffusers
Winter fish kills and oxygen depletion on ponds are particularly common on ponds with high nutrient loads, heavy aquatic vegetation prior to freezing over, and those with small surface area and shallow water depths.
Know which humane society you are supporting
Editor:
In my role as president and an active volunteer of The Humane Society of Columbiana County, I recently participated in the Leetonia Sportsman Club...
Mobile cattle tracker app offers data collection system
A new app from EdMedia, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, allows the cow/calf producer to enter events electronically as they happen.
ODNR accepting grant applications for projects to improve water
SANDUSKY, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is seeking proposals for acquisition and/or conservation easement projects that will improve water quality within...
USDA FSA plans to go paperless
Hello Again!
Presents are opened, exhausting family gatherings are done and yummy Christmas leftovers (cookies, ham, and homemade goodies) are in the kitchen waiting for...
