A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 11, 2013:
COLUMBUS — Kameron Wise, a New Philadelphia senior, will represent Tuscarawas County as a member of the Ohio 4-H Fashion Board in Columbus. Wise...
Monthly webinar series on land use issues starts July 17
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new series of Web-based seminars offered by Penn State Extension will cover issues related to land use.
Kicking off July...
A farm bill without food stamps?
A separate bill for agriculture and food stamps brewing in the House.
Wheat harvest delayed due to rain
SALEM, Ohio — The quality and test weight of the wheat in the region’s soggy fields will depend on how soon farmers can get in there with the combines.
Oats can make a valuable second crop
Oats can add significantly to your cover-crop and forage potential.
Harrison County Fair 2013 youth livestock auction results
As the fair's truck and tractor pulls began warming up, so did the livestock auction.
Penn State ag programs still trying to dig out of hole
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences programs are still reeling from a 19 percent cut in state funding in 2011-12.
Cattle rustlers caught in Tuscarawas-Coshocton County scheme
GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio — The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men in connection with a string of cattle rustling believed to have spanned two years or more.
How to make sure your pesticide spraying does no harm
Recently, pesticide spray drift from different pesticide applications caused damage to field corn on a bordering farm, vegetables in an adjacent backyard, trees and bushes in a nearby state park and vegetation on an adjoining campus.
Rail and waterway systems make or break Ohio’s soy sales
Soybean production generates nearly $3 billion of economic activity in the state.
