Wednesday, April 24, 2024

SALEM, Ohio - How would you like it if the county commissioners came knocking at your door to say they were selling off your farm or home to build a new Wal-Mart? Or, if they said most of your neighborhood would be razed and a car dealership would replace the ranches and saltbox homes that had been there for years? The

Deer-gun season, one of Ohio's most revered hunting traditions, begins Dec. 2, with 30 more minutes of prime hunting time each day, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Ohio's deer-gun season is open through Dec. 8.
woman stands beside chestnut milling machine at Rural Action

As a speciality crop, chestnuts are enjoying a popularity that hasn’t been seen in about 100 years and growing them is fairly straightforward. Amy Miller of Route 9 which is part of Rural Action, a membership-based nonprofit organization based in Appalachian Ohio, says, "Chestnut trees can grow on irregular, uneven slopes with acidic soil or well-drained sandy soil, which is pretty typical of the Appalachian region of the U.S."
Angus beef cattle grazing

OSU Extension and the Ashtabula County Cattlemen’s Association will be awarding two youth beef scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year.

The Ohio Dog Fighting Task Force is close to submitting a list of recommendations to the General Assembly.
algae bloom lake erie

Scientists are conducting research to understand why harmful algae blooms happen in particular parts of Lake Erie.

COLUMBUS -- Residents in northeast Ohio who have been impacted by flooding following recent severe storms could be eligible for emergency disaster assistance under the Renew Ohio and Rebuild Ohio programs.

The 4-H Animal Judging Day, held on Penn State’s University Park campus, hosted 154 youth aged 10-18.

The beef production sector has suffered one of the most dramatic negative impacts from the general economy, according to a Purdue University agricultural economist....

Though no new records were set, sale totals reached $82,742.48 for Beaver County 4-H'ers.