Voters approve Ohio’s corn checkoff referendum
According to the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s announcement, a total of 964 votes were certified; 819 votes, or 85 percent of the total, were cast in favor of the referendum.
Holstein named supreme champion at Spring Dairy Expo
COLUMBUS — The 28th Ohio Spring Dairy Expo was held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus March 27-29. A total of 728 animals,...
True value of cover crops to farmers, environment
Cover cropping is one of the most rapidly growing soil and water conservation strategies.
Growing the next generation: Turn kids loose in the garden
Set aside a plot of dirt where childre can sow their own seeds and tend to their own gardens.
Cover crops project reduces nutrient loads in lakes
The Great Lakes Cover Crop Initiative (GLCCI), promoted cover crops and conservation farming systems to crop producers in the Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan watersheds.
Keith Smith retiring from OSU Extension in 2015
When he retires in 2015, Keith Smith will have led the OSU Extension organization for 23 years.
Ohio’s prison farms help inmates experience freedom, responsibility
Prison farms offer inmates a chance to work — engage with land and animals.
Farmland documentary follows six farmers
WASHINGTON — Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Moll’s new feature length documentary, Farmland, will be released nationally May 1.
The film, produced by Moll’s Allentown Productions...
U.S. hog and pigs inventory lowest since 2007
WASHINGTON – As of March 1, there were 62.9 million head of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, the lowest inventory since 2007, according...
PED virus changes some county fair tag-in routines
Stark County junior fair leaders are also considering changes, but the specifics haven’t been finalized.
