A roundup of FFA news for Feb. 18, 2016
This week's roundup includes news from the Plymouth, Shelby and West Branch FFA chapters.
Fire destroys Medina County farmer’s equipment
A Medina County farmer is recovering from a weekend fire that destroyed more than $7.5 million in equipment.
Cartilage disease affects most horses
Standardbreds and Warmbloods are considered to be predisposed to osteochondritis dissecans.
Schaads Dairy committed to farming and NFO
Cooperation and working together are important values at Schaads Dairy.
Sunrise and Trupointe Co-ops propose merger
Stockholders have received their ballots in the mail and should be casting them in time for a vote count March 7.
Series honors retired OARDC Director Steve Slack
Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences created a research lecture series to honor Steve Slack, retired director of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
Astronauts take gardening to space
Longer missions to space will require astronauts to grow some of their own food.
Get ahead of the weeds in 2016
Having a weed management plan can be beneficial to maximizing your crop yield this year. OSU's weed experts, Mark Loux and Doug Doohan share a few pointers on weed management.
Dayton-based frozen banana ice cream expanding to other parts of Ohio
A Dayton, Ohio, startup that makes and serves frozen banana-based ice cream has made its way to select Columbus grocery stores.
Schmucker wins third title at Championship Tractor Pull in Louisville
Kevin Schmucker, a grain and dairy farmer in eastern Ohio, won his third grand champion title at the Championship Tractor Pull, held in conjunction with the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.
