Spring forward
Jim Abrams reflects on signs of spring he's noticed and those he's waiting on around his property in northwestern Ohio.
My warming hut
Bryce Angell crafted a poem about his favorite March days — when the sun was out and he would sit atop hay stacks, sunbasking and dreaming of summer.
WTO slides into a vacuum, EU slides into nationalism
Alan Guebert discusses the World Trade Organization's latest ministerial and how the lack of decisions on trade rules has weakened international markets.
Mycotoxin control for 2024 harvested feeds starts now
Mycotoxins in dairy feeds are a growing concern across Ohio. OSU Extension educator Jason Harschuh offers tips for mitigating their impact on your herd.
Don’t start grazing too early
Allowing livestock to graze pastures too early in the growing season can hurt future forage production and damages the tillers that produce new growth.
If a watched pot doesn’t boil, will it still make syrup?
Eric Keller tries his hand at making maple syrup on his homestead.
Recycling Conestoga wagons
After Conestoga wagons made their journey to the frontier in the early 1800s, they would be disassembled and their parts would be reused in households.
Wonder years
As her daughter prepares to graduate from law school, Kym Seabolt reflects on the day she registered her for kindergarten and the woman she's become.
Market bounces through USDA reports
Marlin Clark explains the positive grain market bounce in the days before the March 29 USDA Prospective Planting Reports.
Eastern phoebe: The harbinger
Tami Gingrich is looking forward to the arrival of the eastern phoebe, a harbinger of spring with a distinct repetitive, two-note “fee-bee” song.
