Monthly Archives: May 2011
Ohio, Mississippi rivers flooding solution: Create ‘river park’
Bottomland shouldn't be farmland: A national riverine park could absorb Ohio and Mississippi River flooding, improve water quality.
Ohio Poultry Association announces 2011 award winners in Columbus
Individuals, farms honored for dedication to Ohio’s egg, chicken and turkey communities.
April’s extreme weather continues in May
The Mississippi River reached nearly 48 feet in Memphis, Tenn., May 10, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. It was the highest water level for Memphis since 1937. And so April's chaotic, extreme weather continues. Here's what happened, U.S. weatherwise, in April 2011, just in case you're blocking it from your memory:
Keystone Beef Marketing Network: Goal: Get the best price for farmers
MERCER, Pa. — Beef producers in Pennsylvania now have an additional marketing tool in their toolbox.The Keystone Beef Marketing Network is alive and working...
Heat stress: Your best cows are the ones at risk
A cow is like your car's engine: She needs a radiator to get rid of the heat produced by her metabolism. Cooling cows is a challenge, but one you can't ignore.
Transitioning farm to next generation? Consider your USDA participation
Hello Friends:Few things make a farmer happier at retirement than handing his/her farm to someone who also loves working the land. In last week’s...
Lyme disease: Learn this lesson from Janet (or me)
“I was a strong, hardworking woman raising a family, helping my husband with his business, mowing four acres of yard every week, gardening and holding a job. I felt like superwoman. But as time wore on, so did my health.”
— Janet DeCesare,
from Ticked Off
Between me and the fencepost
First, let me state for the record that no dogs were harmed in the making of this column, though not for lack of trying.Great...
Soil and Water Conservation Districts help land users make smart choices
I love those moments when I am talking with someone about a natural resources issue and I actually see the light bulb turn on....
Program seeks hunters willing to donate venison to feed the hungry
Ohio hunters fed a lot of people in recent months by participating in the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry program. From last winter's...
