Monthly Archives: April 2014
Spring cleaning interupts winter
Winter stayed, and most days thereafter brought more clear, cold evidence that the lion that came in with March planned to stay the entire month.
Steve Baylor gives fishing with jigs new meaning
But when it comes to lures, Baylor could carry all that he needs in his shirt pocket.
Farmland documentary follows six farmers
WASHINGTON — Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Moll’s new feature length documentary, Farmland, will be released nationally May 1.
The film, produced by Moll’s Allentown Productions...
U.S. hog and pigs inventory lowest since 2007
WASHINGTON – As of March 1, there were 62.9 million head of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, the lowest inventory since 2007, according...
PED virus changes some county fair tag-in routines
Stark County junior fair leaders are also considering changes, but the specifics haven’t been finalized.
State agencies craft manure agreement
Current law gives oversight of agricultural pollution and manure management responsibility for smaller livestock farms to ODNR while ODA regulates the large livestock farms.
An animal does tell you things
“Let’s be honest, many human doctors regard veterinary medicine as crude, plodding and nebulous.” — Dr. Nick Trout, Tell Me Where It Hurts: A...
Optimum planting date could be delayed this year
In most years, experts advise to plant corn in southern Ohio between April 10 and May 10 and in northern Ohio between April 15 and May 10.
USDA report helps grain market
USDA planting report afterglow: Unless there are amazing discrepancies from the expectations, the market spends one day reacting, then we go back to business.
Beef producers: Beware of cold winter’s impact on calving, lactation
Beef cows’ nutritional requirements to stay warm and perform well have been higher this winter, putting pressure on their hay inventories and leading to increased costs for producers.
