Management options for thin new alfalfa stands
Wet springs and dry summers made 2025 a tough year for new alfalfa stands. Learn how to assess poor emergence, manage autotoxicity and plan resiliently.
The things that hold real value to us are never actually things
Selling calves marks a year’s work measured in a single day — a reminder that real wealth isn’t money, but meaning, community and the love we share.
Gathering together keeps our family connections alive
A family reunion recalls a Depression-era tale of a boy, his grandmother’s ruined hat and the lasting threads that tie generations together through memory.
RFK Jr.: Making rural America less healthy again
Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid and vaccine programs threaten to make rural America sicker, not healthier, despite promises to “make America healthy again.”
Help us identify a set of mystery wrenches
Item No. 1295 was submitted by WJ McChesney Sept. 25. He would like to know what his wrenches may have been used for and if they came with a machine.
Butter mints and old soles
After dressing up, dancing and rediscovering butter mints, Kym Seabolt finds that youth isn’t about age, but about joy and a sweet taste of the past.
Honeybee foragers’ beehavior
Honeybees work together in amazing ways to gather nectar. Discover how they recruit foragers, learn flower timing and prepare for winter survival.
Bounties are too simple a solution for a complex problem
From Ohio’s early predator hunts to modern debates, history shows wildlife bounties are costly, ineffective tools compared to habitat management.
Helping others is its own reward
A final harvest at the community garden brought potatoes, beets and joy, despite relentless mosquitoes.
Now is the time for weed control
OSU Extension surveys show rising weed pressure in northeast Ohio, as waterhemp and ragweed spread. Fall herbicide control is key for fields and pastures.
