Monthly Archives: July 2011
Keep your cat inside to protect it and the birds
Since 1989 I have written several times about domestic cats and the havoc they wreak on native wildlife populations. On July 11 cats made the national "fake" news on John Stewart's The Daily Show.
Life Out Loud: Ah, be it ever so humble…
I live in a creaky old house, sans air conditioning, and am sometimes visited by bats. Better yet, I often choose of my own free will to go camping in an actual tent that involves sleeping ON THE GROUND. Yet, put a hotel room passkey in my hand and suddenly, I’m Princess and the Pea.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 21, 2011:
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio -- The following Western Reserve Rangers 4-H club members received awards at Mahoning County 4-H judging events in July.In public speaking/...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 21, 2011:
ST. LOUIS -- The National FFA Organization awarded a $1,000 Rabo AgriFinance scholarship to Kaylee Fisher of the Wapakoneta FFA chapter in Wapakoneta, Ohio.This...
Ohio estate tax repeal is welcome news at round table event
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The "death tax" has never been a friend of farmers and small business owners. And as their land and equipment values...
Plans set for Manure Science Review
DEGRAFF, Ohio — Ohio’s annual Manure Science Review, featuring new and better ways to manage farm manure and wastewater, takes place in the state’s...
The Vegetable Supper Club has fresh ideas for veggies
MONACA, Pa. -- The Vegetable Supper Club, sponsored by Penn State Extension, is a workshop offering new ideas to increase the variety and improve the taste of vegetables.
Ohio livestock care board ready for outreach
With standards soon to become effective, communications events to begin.
Johns Hopkins researchers use Twitter to track health trends
By sorting these health-related tweets into electronic "piles," Mark Dredze and Michael J. Paul uncovered intriguing patterns about allergies, flu cases, insomnia, cancer, obesity, depression, pain and other ailments.
Pity the poor, misunderstood grain market speculator
The grain market needs speculators, but they are fickle. They will set a price to take a profit and liquidate. If there are a lot of them following some trading company's advice, the market can be adversely affected in a short time. They may even reverse positions, putting huge pressure on the market.
