High tunnel help: Grow, sell your crops year-round
WOOSTER, Ohio - High tunnels - unheated, plastic-covered, relatively inexpensive structures - can grow lots of food on little land, can do it nearly 12 months out of the year even in the upper Midwest, and need fewer inputs than larger-scale, open-field farming methods.
North American borders dissolving – Three countries, one market
WASHINGTON - Focus too much on the challenging issues that faced North American agriculture over the past several years and you might not notice an important long-term development: The agricultural economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States are increasingly behaving as if they form one market.
Keeping the clovers growing – Ashland Co. 4-H backers honored
ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland County 4-H members and volunteers received honors during the recent annual countywide recognition banquet.
John Glenn: Conservation is critical
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - John Glenn's commitment to community was born in the eastern Ohio hills of his childhood.
Advice: Store now, sell later
COLUMBUS - Stockpiling rather than selling appears to be the growing trend for grain producers looking to get the best deal from their corn crop.
Herrons reap conservation rewards
HANOVERTON, Ohio - For dairymen David and Glen Herron, paying attention to their Columbiana County farm's natural resources just makes sense, both common sense and good business sense.
Terry Gram bids Stark SWCD board goodbye
MASSILLON, Ohio - For the past 30 years, Terry Gram has had a front row seat to watch the changes in natural resources conservation practices.
The perfect fusion: Two worlds illuminate each other’s beauty
LONG before "the big project" got started in Clark County, classical music filled Linda Leonhard's car as she drove through the countryside.
Farmers’ financial well-being not as black and white as economists paint
WASHINGTON - The economic well-being of farm households is a recurring theme in farm policy, according to the USDA Economic Research Service.
