Draft horse plowing is a family affair
BOTKINS, Ohio - Fourteen-year-old Luke Shroyer of Botkins, Ohio, surprised a few people and pleased a lot more when he won the Ohio State Draft Horse Plowing Match at the Agricultural Science Review Sept.
Ohio’s aquaculture industry a growing fish in a great big pond
LONDON, Ohio - In 1998, there were 33 fish farms in Ohio. And indications are the industry is still growing in the state: The 2005 census of agriculture shows 55 aquaculture enterprises that pump about $3.
Make the most of your forest by mastering timber marketing
LONDON, Ohio - A few acres of trees may look like a gold mine to some, but it's important to see past the dollar figures when considering a timber harvest.
Ashland County livestock auction a success
ASHLAND, Ohio -
Hochstetlers’ pursuit takes patience
TIVERTON CENTER, Ohio - Mark and Wayne Hochstetler are patient men. Tree farmers by trade, these Amish brothers are aware they'll never live long enough to see the payoff from the long hours they put into their operation.
Conservation just makes sense for these farmers
LONDON, Ohio - They don't do it because it makes their farms "look nice." Or just because they get government cost-share dollars to install a grassed waterway, a windbreak or a manure storage facility.
Silver King
The American Industrial Revolution can be traced to countless innovators. They were ordinary people with a simple idea willing to take a risk.
Learn to make a safer compost tea
BELTSVILLE, Md. - Compost tea is a brew favored by many organic growers. It's made by adding small amounts of mature compost to unheated water and leaving it to sit, or steep.
Lake Erie CREP now offers more incentives
LONDON, Ohio - At last week's Farm Science Review, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and the USDA highlighted increased provisions and enhancements to the
Prepare grain bids now for fall harvest
Grain harvest is fast approaching and it is time to prepare storage facilities and harvest equipment for the coming corn and soybeans.













