CAUV still not perfect: Farm Bureau offers new proposal to improve farmland tax
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has proposed two changes to the Ohio Department of Taxation aimed at more accurately reflecting farm property valuations, as well as encouraging more conservation practices.
Planting 2015: Scattered rain showers slow some, but significant field progress overall
Mostly dry week makes for considerable progress in the fields.
AQHA approves stronger fines for animal welfare rule violators
The American Quarter Horse Association has approved stronger penalties and fines for animal welfare rule violators.
Urban Shepherds to hold training in Peninsula
A day of Urban Shepherds training will be held May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Utica and Marcellus shale: Fewer well permits in April; reflects economy
This April, the ODNR issued 19 permits.
In Ohio, locally sourced food is just minutes away
From our Dinner Guests Hank and Joli Fichter: "Having sources of locally produced food has changed the way we live... The resources are most likely within miles or minutes of your home."
Skin cancer is not glamorous
In just the past decade, the number of young women in that age bracket who have been diagnosed with melanoma has increased eightfold.
How to manage insects in the garden
There are many more beneficial bugs in your garden than you realize.
HB 162: Natural gas severance tax proposal seeks infrastructure funding
State Rep. Jack Cera, D-Bellaire, has introduced a gas and oil severance tax plan that would partially fund local governments and statewide infrastructure projects.
USDA confirms bird flu in backyard flock in Indiana
As of May 11, there were 143 detections of avian influenza reported nationwide, affecting 29.9 million birds, including the latest confirmation of H5N8 in a backyard poultry flock in Indiana.
