Grassed waterways: A reminder from nature that management still needed
This is the time of year when harvest begins, and farmers become aware of where erosion and gullying is under way in their fields...
Farm and Food File: Economic woes piling up
So corn is rockin' north of $7, beans are toyin' with $14, cattle look to be headed to who-knows-where and hogs, well, bacon is sellin' for what steak used to.
Horse owners need options for humane disposal of animal
Editor:I would like to know when will people wake up to the problems American horses and their owners are facing. The horse industry is...
Budget cuts at Columbiana Co. dog pound don’t make sense
Editor:As I read of the continuing cuts by Columbiana County Commissioners in order to preserve money, an area that seems to be overlooked is...
9/11 anniversary reminds us of loss of innocent lives
Editor:Who can forget the 3000 who died on that horrific day ten years ago? Our government has been retaliating ever since against those responsible.That...
The past deserves reflection today
Editor:Today I remember that Tuesday morning as if it were yesterday. I sat at my desk having my coffee listening to the morning broadcast...
On the Outdoors: Outdoorsmen setting standard in community service
While touring the Portage County Randolph Fair, I spotted avid Suffield, Ohio outdoorsman Al Kisamore in the hog auction audience. He was representing the Ohio Fur Takers club, an active conservation-minded group that each puts its money where a needy mouth is.
Once again, here come the trolls
A day does not pass without some Big Ag chieftain or Capitol Hill yakker parting their perpetually pursed lips to unleash total nonsense on...
Scott Shalaway: No one has to tell the birds summer is over
On Aug. 25 at a high school football game on Wheeling Island in the Ohio River, a flock of high flying birds distracted my attention from the game. Shortly before sunset, I counted about 50 common nighthawks swirling and feeding above the stadium lights. I watched until they disappeared in the darkening night sky.
All About Grazing: Be aware of prussic acid and potential damage this fall
After our county fair in August, Athens County hosted the Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council Beef Grazing Tour. One of the discussions during the tour centered on some patches of johnsongrass in a stockpiled field of fescue.
