Ohio salutes its bicentennial and centennial farms
In 2014, the Ohio Department of Agriculture recognized 104 new century or bicentennial farms owned by the same family for at least 100 or 200 consecutive years.
Antlered does give hunters an unusual surprise
Deer biologists predict that only one in 5,000 or less than one in 10,000 antlered does exist among the antlered deer population.
Quality alfalfa requires good fertility
Alfalfa begins growth in the early spring and continues all season, which calls for continuous nutrient demand.
Ohio’s hog inventory down from 2014
Market hog inventory, at 60.1 million head, was up 2 percent from last year, and up 1 percent from last quarter.
Stark County to hold farm bill meetings
Meetings to educate producers and landowners.
Opting out: Farm bill exempts more organic farmers from checkoffs
A proposed rule change announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dec. 15 would expand an exemption from national research and promotion check off orders to include 95 percent organic farmers, handlers, marketers and importers — otherwise known as “primary organic” operations.
National alfalfa ratings posted online
Database allows you to search varieties.
Paulette Grennan — Jan. 14, 2015
Paulette Grennan shows off her first Pennsylvania buck, taken with her dad's old 30-30.
How to prepare tools for spring gardening
Get a jump start on the gardening season by preparing your tools for spring planting.
January USDA reports move grain markets
Corn outlook: "I am not bullish, but I am friendly to the idea of new highs. We can’t have high prices without a 1 billion carryout in corn. We have to look to the new crop for help there."
