Yearly Archives: 2010
Warbler numbers grow with habitat management
Among birders, Kirtland's warblers are a top priority. They are rare because they have very specific habitat requirements -- young jack pine forests five...
Surviving the good old days
As I was scraping paint off our century-old porch posts and treating it as the proper-biohazard that it is due to the lead menace...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Aug. 5, 2010
ASHLAND, Ohio -- The Mapleton FFA Chapter attended FFA camp June 7 to 11 at Camp Muskingum in Carrollton.
Nine members participated in the camp:...
Bad grammar is all around us
"Him and me are going to visit..."Me and my friends just pop in the car..."No one is faster than us..."Do you detect something wrong...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Aug. 5, 2010
MARIETTA, Ohio -- In Washington County, the Doak 4-H family is hosting a Japanese youth this month through the Ohio 4-H/Labo International Exchange Program.The...
Every town should have one…
Last week, I wrote of my lucky find at the Jeromesville Homecoming, landing the top bid on my father’s senior high school yearbook. I...
Grain market’s Turn-Around Tuesday may bite us today
Market commentary: Big gains on the grain market during the day Monday that capped off a few days of frantic trading did not hold; the weakness overnight is accelerating.
Best advice for 4-H’ers: ‘Shows are won at home’
Oklahoma cattleman Kirk Stierwalt shares talents with Ohio exhibitors.
Pa. dairy grazing school set for September
ENON VALLEY, Pa. — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Pennsylvania Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative will be sponsoring a dairy grazing school...
Big plans for Grand Lake St. Marys
CELINA, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently put into place many short- and long-term action plans to help restore Grand Lake St. Marys."We...
