Friday, March 28, 2025
boats in marina

Sorry guys and gals, but we are just hours away from the kind of cold weather that can damage outboard and I/O power boats. Act soon or face the consequences next spring.
binoculars

Make this the summer of nature. Exploring fields, woods, and streams is a great way to spend quality time with your children.
dairy cows in freestall barn

Alan Guebert ponders the effectiveness of manure handling systems in reducing greenhouse gasses to combat climate change. Are they helping or hurting?

In the early days, tractor companies were abundant, but only a few had what it took to survive.
sweet corn

Marlin Clark analyses the most recent trends in the grain markets, delivering this week's grain report.

Past Michigan walleye pro and now full-time walleye fishing educator Lance Valentine is coming to Ohio and calling class to order next weekend. His class, titled Walleye Fishing 101, will be offered Feb. 4 at Ravenna Marine.
Sunken Garden Trail

Julie Geiss ponders whether there are broadleaf trees that are evergreens or coniferous trees that are deciduous on a hike in Moraine State Park. 
Munching on a honeybee

Tami Gingrich sheds light on the vicious feeding habits of different species of praying mantises, and the plight non-native species can be to pollinators.
sheep on pasture

Some do their gambling in Las Vegas. Farmers prefer to gamble right at home.
outhouse

Bryce Angell crafts a poem about a lesson he learned from Mother Nature.