Sunday, December 28, 2025
notebook

Ohio State Extension educator John Yost offers tips to get started on a written farm management plan.
tin grease lamps

After butchering on the frontier, the oiliest, slimiest fat taken from the animal was carefully set aside and preserved for lighting purposes.
grandma

Alan Guebert recalls spending time with his six grandparents, and the unique way they were celebrated in his family.
soil crusting

Ohio State Extension educator Lee Beers explains the process of soil crusting and how to reduce the risk on your farm.
cottonwood accumulation

Retired wildlife biologist Tami Gingrich details the unique qualities of the cottonwood tree, highlighting their showy seed dispersal.
scott butterworth snake

Jim Abrams participates in a study focused on a protozoal parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of snakes.
composting waste

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

Eliza Blue shares the happy ending for a kitten she found on her ranch a couple of years ago.
A holstein cow looks through a fence.

Ohio State Extension educator Bonnie Ayars welcomes Dairy Month, sharing ways to celebrate the dairy industry throughout June.
flies on a cow

Ohio State Extension educator Ted Wiseman provides tips to control flies around livestock to reduce stress and disease transmission.