A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 15, 2015
This week's roundup includes news from the Pymatuning Valley FFA, a United FFA soils team, the Northwestern FFA and the Black River FFA agriculture education department.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 15, 2015
This week's 4-H news includes the Thompson Ledge Dairymen from Burton, Ohio.
Life on a dairy farm
Ashland County third graders tour J-Lynn Jersey Farm in Shiloh, Ohio. They learned about animal nutrition, farm safety, life on a dairy farm, Ohio crops and more.
Partnership provides resources for pollinators
Planting wildflowers, native grasses and cover crops like buckwheat, mustard, clover and sunflowers provides high value food for honey bees.
How to prepare garden tools for winter
Gardening tools need special care at the end of the season to ensure they’re in working order come spring.
Organic field day planned in Holmes County
Organic farming educational day coming to Holmes County.
John Deere and data analysis company team up to better serve ag community
The joint venture will help farmers, agricultural retailers and others make informed decisions about agriculture.
Preserving the birds of the past: Poultry conference promotes heritage poultry breeds
The Sustainable Poultry Network conference was held Oct. 5-7 in Wilmot, Ohio. Poultry producers met to discuss topics of breeding, flock management and challenges with raising heritage breeds.
Co-ops set records for income for fourth consecutive year
Cooperatives earned $6.5 billion in net income and generated $246.7 billion in total revenue last year.
Holmes County recognizes 4-H volunteers
Holmes County hands out 4-H volunter awards at banquet.
