Penn State webinar series focuses on home food preservation
Penn State Extension will focus on best practices in food preservation in its webinar series with topics ranging from jams and jellies to pressure canning.
2021 Mercer County Fair sale
Find all the results for the 2021 Mercer County Fair junior livestock sale here.
Hunter-trapper education planned in Jamestown, Pa.
Pymatuning State Park is offering an in-person hunter-trapper education course through the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Sept. 18, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Roundup of 4-H news for Sept. 9, 2021
Geauga Dairymen 4-H Club had a meeting Aug. 8 at Hastings Dairy Farm.
Mark Smith appointed Western Lake Erie Basin Coordinator
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has appointed Mark Smith as the agency's Western Lake Erie Basin Coordinator.
Roundup of FFA news for Sept. 9, 2021
Catch up on local FFA news from Northwestern FFA, Hillsdale FFA and Western Reserve FFA.
Junior fair sales bring out best in rural communities
Junior fairs can be competitive, with young exhibitors battling it out over whose animal takes home the ribbon for grand champion and reserve. But, they also have a way of bringing out the best in the communities they serve.
OPSB wants public input during rule review
The Ohio Power Siting Board wants to hear from the public as it reviews its administrative rules governing applications for solar farms. The board is considering implementing new rules for solar facilities, including setbacks, landscape, lighting design, perimeter fencing requirements and operational noise.
Northeast Ohio vineyards at risk from invasive spotted lanternfly
The Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed Sept. 2 that a population of the invasive spotted lanternfly was found in Cleveland near the end of August. This insect feeds on grapevines and fruit trees, in addition to other plants, making it a major concern for the grape and wine industries.
Penn State creates carbon emissions task force
Pennsylvania State University is ahead of schedule to meet its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now university President Eric Barron wants the university to be more aggressive. He announced the creation of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force on Sept. 3.
