Monthly Archives: April 2011
The Dirt on Conservation: Event offers education for graziers
If you have a serious case of cabin fever, like I do, you will be glad to read that the Eastern Ohio Grazing Council...
Think About It: Love One Another
Are we forgetting the words of Jesus found in Galatians 5:14? “All the law is fulfilled in one word, even this: Thou shalt...
Scientists find new treatment for common recurrent fever in children
WASHINGTON -- A preliminary study conducted by a team at the National Institutes of Health has identified a promising new treatment in children for...
Air quality workshop to focus on challenges facing livestock producers
May 2 workshop in Columbus tackles ammonia, nitrogen.
Wet spring delays planting, but experts say: ‘be patient’
SALEM, Ohio — If you’re wondering when the wet weather will finally let up, you’re not alone.Crop farmers across the Midwest are anxious to...
SPIN an old concept into a new idea
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Many think of farmers and gardeners in a country setting, but what about within the city limits in city lots?Andy Pressman,...
My budget plan: Annex Canada
Sure, Rep. Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, has a 10-year plan to take this country back from the poor, the...
Special behaviors make bird cohabitation work
Over the next eight weeks, Neotropical migratory birds will return. Some will move on; others will stay and nest locally.
On a good morning, birders...
Screen free is not scream free for me
April 18-24 is Screen-Free Week. Since 1996, organizers have exhorted us to turn off screens via the implementation of Screen-Free Week (formerly TV-Turnoff).Ever since...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of April 21, 2011:
GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio -- The general livestock contest was held April 2 at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus. The contest consisted of judging pigs,...
