Reader: Different perspectives are valued
A long-time reader of Farm and Dairy shares his thoughts on the different perspectives he's seen in the publication recently.
Roundup of 4-H news for June 24, 2021
Catch up on local 4-H news from Geauga Dairymen and the Hicks & Hayseeds 4-H club.
Changes to ride inspections because of Tyler’s Law in Ohio
Tyler's Law went into effect Nov. 6, 2020, and made several improvements to the ride inspection process.
Endangered piping plover nest found in Ohio
A pair of piping plovers are nesting at Maumee Bay State Park, in Lucas County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Roundup of FFA news for June 24, 2021
Zane Trace FFA completed 24 no-sew blankets for patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio.
Roundup of gardening news for June 24, 2021
Ohio State University Extension Mahoning County will hold a lunch and learn food preservation class on freezing, June 30, noon to 1 p.m.
Amazon announces first solar farms in Pa., another in Ohio
Amazon is building 11 more solar farms in the U.S., including its first in Pennsylvania and another in Ohio. The projects, announced June 23 along with renewables projects in Canada, Finland and Spain, will make the company the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the U.S. and the world.
Grassroots groups hopeful about passage of Ohio Senate Bill 52
For many Ohioans, the first time they hear about the Ohio Power Siting Board is when a solar or wind project is proposed in their town. That's also when they find out how little power they have to effect change. SB 52 could change that.
Public hearings set for three proposed solar projects in Ohio
The Ohio Power Siting Board set dates for in-person public hearings to receive input on three new solar projects proposed in Union, Erie and Crawford counties. Public hearings have been held virtually for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let it bee: Salem, master gardeners make space for native pollinators
To kick off National Pollinator Week, and to celebrate Salem becoming a national bee city through Bee City USA, the city’s parks and recreation department and local Ohio State University Extension master gardeners held an open house at a new pollinator garden June 21.
