Reclusive bobcats are an Ohio success story
Scientists have determined that there are now two resident bobcat populations in Ohio after nearly 100 years of scarcity.
Bobby VanStavern is remembered by meat science ‘mentorship’
In meat science as in life, Ohio State Extension professor Bobby VanStavern was a listener and champion of others, an unwavering rock with a warm presence.
Washington County residents form broadband cooperative
Frustrated with limited to no access and a pandemic that sent many people online, residents in Washington County, Ohio, are forming a broadband cooperative.
Pennsylvania urges poultry owners to tighten biosecurity measures
State veterinarian Kevin Brightbill urged Pennsylvania’s poultry industry to ramp up biosecurity practices due to the spread of bird flu in Asia and Europe.
Aquaponics program, brewery pair up to give students life skills
Growing Together Aquaponics, housed at North Country Brewing Company's canning facility, started as a transition program, but has grown to be so much more.
Climate is likely to be a high priority for Biden administration
Climate, trade and farm labor are all areas where President-elect Joe Biden is likely to take a different approach than President Donald Trump, agriculture and government relations experts said in an Ohio Ag Council meeting Nov. 10.
ODNR offers new H2Ohio water quality program
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources's new Water Quality Incentive Program, part of the H2Ohio initiative, will encourage farmers to take cropland out of production and establish conservation practices.
CFAP 2 application period closes Dec. 11
The deadline to apply for direct payments available through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 is Dec. 11. More than $9 billion of the available $14 billion has already been paid out.
Victory gardens still going strong
Many people started their own victory gardens during the pandemic this spring. Even into the fall and winter, home gardening is still going strong.
Crickets, katydids ‘singing in the suburbs’
Penn State researchers use the songs that crickets and katydids sing at night to attract mates to help in monitoring and mapping their populations.