Manure pits getting full, livestock owners waiting for ground to freeze
Livestock producers across Ohio and the Midwest have been unable to apply manure this fall and early winter due to saturated field conditions. Most livestock farmers are really pressed for manure storage room. Waiting for frozen ground to apply manure is likely to be their only available option.
Be careful what you wish for… High grain prices impact more than corn farmer’s...
The close of 2010 saw grain farmers across the nation still reveling in near-record prices from the fall harvest. And as we enter a new year and a new decade, indications show the best is still to come. But experienced farmers know, it won't just be grain prices that go up. What will it mean for seed and fertilizer? Or how about crop insurance, and fuel? And what about food costs and livestock feed?
Columbiana SWCD seeks community input on area watershed plan
The Columbiana County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a public meeting to discuss natural resource concerns in the Lisbon Creek Watershed
2023 Ohio Agricultural Fair Schedule
The Ohio Department of Agriculture released the dates for the 2023 fair season, including Ohio's 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.
Community raises funds for Carroll Co. extension agent
Community members and businesses raise the $25,000 necessary to bring back the OSU Extension Office to Carroll County.
World ag equipment demand to rise through 2016
DALLAS -- World demand for agricultural equipment is expected to increase 6.7 percent per year through 2016 to $173.5 billion. Growth will be driven...
Ohio church serves God, community with small-scale urban gardening
NORTH LIMA, Ohio -- Members of Common Ground Church Community in North Lima, Ohio, have the opportunity to begin their Sunday mornings a bit...
Learn the ‘wisdom’ of sustainable ag
SALEM, Ohio - Innovative Farmers of Ohio is about to give fresh meaning to the words "intensive learning.
Roundup of FFA news for Dec. 27, 2018
Catch up on local news from Waterford FFA, Utica FFA, Fayetteville FFA, Hillsdale FFA, West Branch FFA and Zane Trace FFA.
Extension class teaches teens with Down syndrome important skills
Six young participants came accompanied by a parent and left having learned a new kitchen skill and how to prepare a simple recipe.