A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 22, 2012:
NEWBURY, Ohio -- At the last meeting of the Breeders and Feeders 4-H club beef went over the weight chart in the beef book...
Ohio’s walleye population takes work, and luck
March Madness may be played on the hardwood and shot through hoops by tall kids ranked by brackets, but there is another bunch of...
Earthworms, while beneficial, can also destroy
Next time you roam your favorite woodlot, study the leaf litter. Is it thick and spongy, a pure joy to walk upon?
Or is it...
Protecting the family farm should be our top priority
Editor:(Concerning guest commentaryy by David Kay in Dec. 15, 2011 issue of Farm and Dairy.)It is obvious that the original purpose of the Extension...
Insects, weeds could be challenges after record-setting mild winter
The snow and ice nearly skipped us, and that could spell success -- or distress -- in the fields.
Early spring nitrogen likely won’t increase yields for late wheat
COLUMBUS -- Despite the fact that an unusually wet fall and planting delays kept many wheat farmers from applying starter nitrogen, an Ohio State...
Lambs walk the boards at Philly theater
Three bottle-fed lambs from western Pennsylvania have been "hired" to add some realism to a production at Philadelphia's Wilma Theater production, and the theater-going community couldn't be more excited.
Meats expert: ‘Pink slime’ may be unappetizing, but it’s safe, real beef
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Whether you call it "pink slime" or lean, finely textured beef, you can call it a much-maligned product at the...
$7,000 is top bid at Ohio Holstein sale
MANSFIELD, Ohio -- The Ohio Holstein Association convention sale, held March 16 at the Richland County Fairgrounds, averaged $2,639 on 60 live lots.One choice...
OARDC names Brummet executive director of BioHio Research Park
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center has named Shauna R. Brummet as president and executive director of its...
