Be the change… A farmer’s pep talk!
By CATHY BERG
As I sit here today in my office watching the trees sway in the wind, and admiring the beautiful hostas, irises and...
A simple solution to plastic bags
I see farmer’s fields littered with plastic bags. Equipment gets tangled in plastic. I see bags stuck in trees. I know they get swept in creeks and streams and out into our oceans.
Planning for success in your operation
By LEVI ARNOLD
As agriculturists we do as much as we can to plan everything within our power. Whether Mother Nature lets our plans work...
Keep your butts off my landscape
By TAMMY L. JONES
Did you know that cigarette butts are litter?
In Ohio, as well as other states, you can be fined for throwing your...
Who practices what we preach?
Use best management practices when it comes to your conservation practices.
Keep your yard green and water clean
The recent surge of long-awaited warm weather has brought some of us back to a long-lost, yet oh so familiar place…our yard!
In the weeks...
Growing in high tunnels takes planning
High tunnels make it possible to grow crops in cooler conditions and extend the growing season.
What is sustainable agriculture, really?
Writing Dirt on Conservation articles is a rewarding task that all the soil and water staff members who write take seriously. We all want...
Herbicides and cover crops must agree on each other
Some ongoing tips for successful cover crops.
Expect more fish kills after this winter
Is this year's winter weather setting ponds up for massive fish kills? The answer is probably yes.
Most ponds could be subject to possible fish...
