Prevent heat stress in beef cattle
Ohio State Extension educator Emily Hornberger provides tips to prevent heat stress in beef cattle.
A friendship forged through a shared love of letter writing
Judith Sutherland recalls the unique friendship her mother built with writer Patricia Leimbach.
Sometimes you need to put lipstick on a pig — or an ag policy
Alan Guebert weighs in on the failures of current agriculture policies in the United States.
Honey and the invasive species Japanese knotweed
Beekeeper Scott Svab explains the value of invasive Japanese knotweed blossoms to local bee populations, and provides a native alternative.
On the frontier, tallow candles were expensive to make and used sparingly
History writer Paul Locher delves into the expense of making tallow candles on the frontiers of Ohio Country in the 1800s.
Magic 8 Ball
Kymberly Foster Seabolt is outsourcing decision making to her childhood version of a psychic hotline.
Spit happens: The hidden life of spittlebugs
Retired biologist Tami Gingrich explores the hidden lives of spittlebugs inside their unique homes — frothy blobs surrounding the stems of plants.
Summer Solstice and our tropical heat wave
Beekeeper Scott Svab offers insight as to how beehives stay cool on hot days and tips to help them.
Practicing patience within — not by — nature
It’s not that Jim Abrams is a patient person by nature, it’s that it creates in him a patient person within nature.
Understanding nature’s heroes: The power of pollinators
Without pollination, the reproduction of our plants and foods would decline. Ashland Soil and Water is taking steps to help pollinators.
