Video contest open to teams of local high school students
Teams of high school students in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties, in Ohio, and Lawrence and Mercer counties, in Pa., are invited to participate in a regional Student Video Contest sponsored by the Oh-Penn Manufacturing Collaborative.
New shale webinar series begins Jan. 16
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Extension’s Marcellus Shale Gas Education Team will present two web-based seminars this month.The first, Jan. 16 from 1-2...
2014: The year of the #felfie or the #farmerselfie?
In Europe, they call them #felfies, a play on the 2013 word of the year "selfie." On this side of the pond, we call them #farmerselfies. Whatever you call them, we love seeing the real faces of agriculture! Send in yours!
Conservation workshop geared toward small farms
The first in a series of conservation workshops for small farms will be offered from 9 a.m. until noon Jan. 30 at the Happy Days Lodge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 500 W. Streetsboro St., (state Route 303), Peninsula, Ohio.
Ohio muzzleloader hunters bag more than 16,000 deer
Ohio hunters braved record-setting cold temperatures and howling winds to harvest 16,464 white-tailed deer during the state's four-day muzzleloader season, Jan. 4-7, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Fire destroys Ag Nation facility, home of owners
Volunteers turn out to help long-time ag supply business, following tragic fire.
That’s a ringer! Horseshoe pitchers say that sound is everything
Hatrick and David Young, 71, of Howard, Pa., are at two ends of the experience spectrum, but both were named two of the champions at the horseshoe pitching contest.
Medina County: 2013 CAUV values are increasing
MEDINA, Ohio— Many Medina County agricultural landowners may be surprised when they open their 2014 tax bills.
Soil type determination
For those on Current Agricultural Use...
Increasing cropping frequency offers opportunity to boost food supply
Harvesting existing cropland more frequently could substantially increase global food production without clearing more land for agriculture, according to a new study from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota.
Several tips for cooking venison
Venison steaks? Venison burgers? Venison roasts? Chris Kick shares some tips on how to cook this year's bounty.

















