The big planting question: Corn or soybeans?
You can toss a coin, but don't ignore your own experience when making planting decisions.
From corn and soy to cupcake wrappers, cork and toilet paper
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Three teams of Purdue University students that created new uses for corn and soybeans — melt-away cupcake liners, biodegradable cork...
Ohio family wins logger of the year
COLUMBUS — Redoutey Logging, a family logging business based in Scioto County, recently accepted the 2009 National Outstanding Logger of the Year award in...
Ohio nature preserve facility gets a facelift
COLUMBUS — On April 18, the Ohio Historical Society and the Cedar Bog Association will dedicate a new education center.
New facilities
The building will...
Ohio Beef Expo names breed winners
COLUMBUS — More than 30,000 cattle industry enthusiasts attended the Ohio Beef Expo March 20-22 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.
In its...
Auction Roundup — Real estate, firearms and farm equipment bring high bids at auctions
- Don R. Wallick Auctions Inc. of Strasburg, Ohio, held a real estate auction of the Harriett B. Snoga estate in Uhrichsville, Ohio, March...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of March 26, 2009
WEST SALEM, Ohio — Members of the Northwestern FFA traveled to The Ohio State University for the State Agriculture Sales and Job Interview Career Development...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 26, 2009
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The Sharp Shooters 4-H club met March 7 at the Brown Township Sportsman’s Club. Thirty-seven members were in attendance.
The club elected...
An old concept, a new interest: Farmers find drainage work now can pay high...
SALEM, Ohio — One dairy farm, unable to harvest any crop from a specific field for years, now routinely gets 175-bushel-per-acre corn for silage...
Peregrine falcons nesting in Ohio, Pennsylvania
COLUMBUS -- The 2009 peregrine falcon nesting season is under way in Ohio and Pennsylvania, following the March 11 appearance of an egg in...
