How to identify different types of conifers
Can you distinguish pine trees from spruce, fir, hemlock, yew and cypress trees? Each type of conifer has its own unique traits. Learn to identify them all.
Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative closing in 2023
One of the country’s major wool buyers is closing its doors later this year, citing the woeful state of the wool markets and rising costs.
Winter wheat planting up in Ohio, Pennsylvania in 2023
More land planted in winter wheat in Ohio than there has been in a decade, and it is the most winter wheat planted in Pennsylvania since the 1970s.
Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association holds 75th annual conference
This year marked 75 years of the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association and it celebrated at the yearly convention and trade show, Jan. 10 through 13.
New Ohio Fairs’ Queen crowned
The Ohio Fair Managers announce the selection and crowning of the 2023 Ohio Fairs' Queen Rebekah Hardacre, of New Carlisle, Ohio.
How to build a cold frame for early spring gardening
Cold frames protect garden plants from cold weather and frost. They can be utilized in late fall and early spring to extend the growing season.
Vagabond chef Matt Welsch returns home to W.Va.
Matt Welsch returns to his home in West Virginia and opens a restaurant Vagabond Kitchen to create culinary dishes based on Appalachian cuisine.
Brains are make-or-break for livestock guardian dogs
Meet Lira. Her confidence in Tarma Shena took time to develop, but she has never questioned her own skills. Smarts that girl has in spades.
Brian Baldridge nominated as director of Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced he will nominate Brian Baldridge, of Winchester, to be the next director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Planting Callery pear no longer permitted in Ohio
It is now illegal to sell, grow, or plant Callery pear in Ohio because of its invasive qualities and likelihood to cause economic or environmental harm.
