Feed the birds, but still keep an eye out for illnesses
Although the cause of the illness that affected some species of songbirds across Ohio is still unknown, the ban on feeding birds has been lifted.
Lake Erie to see above average walleye hatch
This summer, the ODNR of Wildlife trawl surveys found that there will be another walleye hatch that is well above average in Lake Erie.
Ohio’s deer archery hunting season begins
Deer hunting season is almost here, beginning with Ohio's deer archery hunting season opening Sept. 25. Learn more about last seasons harvest totals.
Roundup of FFA news for Sept. 23, 2021
Donald Crawford, Olivia Galloway and Steven Jessel, all 2021 graduates of Firelands FFA, recently earned Ohio AgriBusiness Association credentials.
Roundup of gardening news for Sept. 23, 2021
The seventh annual Ohio School Garden Conference 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 22. at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.
Pennsylvania unveils plan to reduce emissions, adapt to climate change
The Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 details 18 actions that would help the state meet Gov. Tom Wolf’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 26% by 2025 and 80% by 2050. It also laid out ways the state can adapt to the impacts of climate change already being experienced, like heat waves and flooding.
Lawmakers want Ohio electricity production to go carbon-free by 2050
The Energy Jobs & Justice Act would require retail electric providers to submit carbon reduction plans to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio detailing how they will reach a 50% in carbon emissions by 2030 and 100% reduction by 2050.
Meat industry considers mobile units to address processing bottleneck
Limited processing infrastructure is one of the big challenges for the meat industry in Ohio. That’s what some in the food industry are hoping to help address with a U.S. Department of Agriculture Local Foods Promotion Project on mobile meat slaughter in Ohio and central Appalachia.
Three more utility-scale solar farms get approval in Ohio
The newly approved facilities will cover a combined 2,300 acres of land in Defiance, Erie and Hardin counties. The Ohio Power Siting Board approved a dozen utility-scale solar projects so far this year. These projects, if they are all built, will sit on about 13,500 acres of land and produce 2,200 MW of electricity.
2021 Hookstown Fair sale
Find all the results for the 2021 Hookstown Fair junior livestock sale here.
