Emergency assistance available for livestock producers
Options available for livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish.
Join the race to help save monarchs
The monarch butterfly is now in great decline and its main . . . well, only sourcing of food; milkweed is just about as scarce as the butterfly itself.
Surviving the threat of catastrophe
This neighbor came face-to-face with the robbers and complained that they were taking all of his money.
Courtship is in the air for many birds
Turkeys aren’t the only birds with courtship on their minds. With long days and warmer temperatures, song bird nesting season is also underway.
When launching your boat, be courteous
Launching your boat can be hectic, but just be patient.
Changing English language without trying
Today, autocorrect on most devices has made it easy to pretend that spelling (and proofreading) doesn’t matter.
Ohio farmers, itching to plant, watch markets continue lower
Except for four days of respite, grain markets have been lower almost every day since the March 31 USDA Planting Intentions Report. Ohio farmers, itching to get in wet/cold fields, can only watch prices fall.
If weeds could talk
Gardeners can learn a lot about their soil right now simply by looking at the weeds growing in it.
For good spring and summer pastures, start early
Manage your pastures early and often for a good growing season.
Yes, Virginia, farming is hard work (but it is so worth it!)
Editor Susan Crowell is excited for all that lies ahead in agriculture. "I want to do it all over again."
