Monthly Archives: May 2011
Caring people make hard times easier
I CAREThere is no question about it. There are still many people in many places who still care about others. I have heard it...
Jamaica: Surprising and rewarding destination for birdwatchers
Biologists love to see species they have never seen before. The best places to see endemic species (those that occur only in isolated geographic...
Spring blooms overnight in Ohio
Was it magic? Was it time-lapse photography? Was it a mirage? How is it that the thicket -- my jungle to the west --...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of May 12, 2011:
NORTH JACKSON, Ohio -- The Judge's Choice 4-H club will host an Open Youth Horse Show June 12 at Buckeye Horse Park in Canfield...
Farm and Food File: One + one is still two (except in D.C.)
Politicians are so good at the muddled math of their budget game that they can turn the equation upside down and make it work in reverse: $1 of budget savings today can be legislated into $2 of tax cuts tomorrow.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of May 12, 2011:
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Triway FFA chapter traveled to the 83rd Ohio State FFA Convention May 5-6. The members that attended convention were Christie...
Pa. lawmaker: Dairymen willing to share the pain, if they share the gain
A Lancaster County state lawmaker has introduced legislation to reform Pennsylvania's milk marketing laws and close a loophole that prevents farmers from getting a share of designated premiums.
Ohio Department of Ag accepting specialty crop grant proposals
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2011 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which will provide funding...
Penn State professor part of project evaluating wine quality in eastern U.S.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Robert Crassweller, professor of horticulture in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, is part of a $3.8 million, multiuniversity research...
USDA’s blueberry genebank develops and preserves berries
Familiar blueberries and their lesser-known wild relatives are safeguarded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and curators at America's official blueberry genebank.
