Solid Ground Farm is all about learning, connecting with nature
Weston Lombard has spent more than a decade working on turning Solid Ground Farm, a former horse farm, in Millfield, Ohio, into a system that can meet many of his own food needs, and help other people connect with their environment. Native plants that work well with the natural landscape are an important part of that.
Study shows US bald eagle population continues to soar
Populations of the American bald eagle have quadrupled since 2009, according to a new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners.
Roundup of FFA news for April 8, 2021
Catch up on local FFA news from Black River FFA and West Holmes FFA.
Roundup of gardening news for April 8, 2021
Catch up on gardening news and events in Ohio.
Brood X ready to make presence known again
Brood X, also known as the Great Eastern Brood of cicadas , will be emerging from the soil after many years of developing underground.
How to control crabgrass before it appears
Crabgrass is a common problem that appears in summer. Learn how to control it before it becomes a problem in your lawn.
Pennsylvania plugging 12 more abandoned oil and gas wells
Work is beginning to plug a dozen abandoned oil and gas wells in Cornplanter State Forest, in Forest County, Pennsylvania, the DEP and DCNR announced April 7. Some of the wells are believed to date back to the 1920s.
Feds want to cut costs of solar energy 60% in 10 years
To reach President Joe Biden's goal of having a 100% clean energy grid by 2035, hundreds of gigawatts of solar energy need to be installed five times faster than it is now. So, the Department of Energy is investing $128 million with the goal of dramatically cutting the cost of solar energy.
What’s next for Ohio’s House Bill 6?
Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation last week to repeal parts of the controversial House Bill 6, including the $1 billion nuclear plant bailout. But millions in subsidies for aging coal-fired power plants and yet-to-be-built utility-scale solar farms remain.
Markets, spring weather look promising for farmers
Grain farmers are cautiously optimistic about the outlook for 2021, following a strange 2020. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings report, released March 31, said corn planted in 2021 is estimated to be about 91.1 million acres, up less than 1% from 2020. Soybean acreage is expected to be about 87.6 million acres, up about 5% from last year.
