Thursday, July 10, 2025

Around the Table

Brianna Roe, agricultural technician for the Guernsey Soil and Water Conservation District, shares tips to reduce food waste.

How-To's

The best way to avoid a tick bite is to stay away from tick habitats. But that's hard for farmers and other outdoor workers to do. If you can’t avoid the outdoors, here are some things you can do to prevent tick bites.

Geauga SWCD Education/Communications Specialist Gail Prunty breaks down strategies for managing horse manure to reduce its environmental impact.

Columns

bee record keeping supplies

Beekeeper Scott Svab offers tips for quick and easy record keeping in a home apiary.
lavender

Judith Sutherland recalls the way columnist Pat Leimbach connected with her readers through a genuine love of family farm life.
corn kernels and dollar bills

U.S. ag markets stay steady mid-2025, but rising debt, weak trade and a falling dollar raise concerns for the second half, according to Alan Guebert.
regalis on fairy candles

Fairy candles, or black cohosh, bloom each July with towering white spires, marking midsummer's arrival and adding a magical glow to shaded forest trails.
Cattle in a field

Ohio State Extension educator Daniel Lima delves into cattle grazing habits, breed traits and tips to improve pasture health and livestock productivity.
wagon

Aaron Dodds unearths decades of family memories and love, recalling the story of a forgotten wooden wagon that was rescued from a briar-covered hill.