Counter low grain prices with careful planning
This year's lower grain prices requires a careful look at risk management options.
Finding an alternative to mowers and weed whackers
An alternative to mowers and weed whackers to clear stream banks has been tried by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, according to the Le Mars Daily Sentinel.
Free solar program in Medina County
Solar program in Medina County will discuss how solar can work on your farm.
History and preservation matter at Schumaker Farms
This week, as part of our 100-year anniversary celebration, we start a 10-week series profiling some of the region’s farms that have been in the same family for 200 or more years.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of August 8, 2014
The Crestview FFA officer team went to FFA Camp Muskingum Retreat Center July 16-18.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of August 8, 2014
The next meeting of the Breeders and Feeders 4-H club is Aug. 10 at Memory Lake at Claridon Troy Road Drive.
USDA nutritional values still wrong after two decades
1992's food pyramid was replaced by the food plate in 2010, but more changes are coming in regards to what nutrition should look like.
Proposed rule could enhance tracking of ground beef sources
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A recently proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service would require grocery stores and supermarkets...
Ashtabula meeting to discuss rising CAUV rates
As CAUV rates rise, landowners want to know why and what they can do.
Pennsylvania man about to complete cross-country antique tractor trip
Ivan Stoltzfus is about to complete his cross-country trip to raise money for Wounded Warrior Project.
