Monthly Archives: August 2011
Encountering the wild at a rest stop
It pays to be prepared. That's why I always try to keep a pair of binoculars in the car. Last week, while traveling home...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of August 4, 2011:
CANFIELD, Ohio -- The Mahoning County Junior Fair board held its monthly meeting July 21 at the Mill Creek Metroparks Farm in Canfield.Fair work...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of August 4, 2011:
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- The newly elected Zane Trace FFA officer team met for its annual officer work day and retreat June 22. The team...
Boar and gilt sale set at Livestock Evaluation Center
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Livestock Evaluation Center will host a sale Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. of the top performing boars and...
New farm credit president focusing on fundamentals, sound business
MOHICANVILLE, Ohio -- The Wooster and Millersburg offices of Farm Credit Services of Mid-America welcomed a special guest to the annual customer appreciation reception...
New fertility data for cattle can help producers make breed selections
COLUMBUS -- A new Expected Progeny Difference from the American Angus Association and improvements in DNA technologies mean even better data for beef producers, according to Ohio State University Extension beef coordinator John Grimes.
Pa. grazing conference to feature cattlemen Kit Pharo and Jeremy Engh
PENNSDALE, Pa. — The Lycoming County Conservation District is offering an opportunity to hear two nationally known grazing experts at a fall meeting, “Sustainable...
Tractor display is more than just playing farm, it’s about real farm life
Details such as movable gates on hay wagons and realistic flatbeds on trucks bring the miniature farm display to life.
Winners of visual arts ag contest announced
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio school children enrolled in school or home-schooled during the 2010-2011 academic year shared their personal interpretation of why Ohio agriculture is "cool."
Free tour in Michigan features manure, no till and cover crops
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A free plot tour held Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at Blight Farms, 24010 Division Drive, Albion, Mich., will demonstrate firsthand how nutrients from manure applications can be captured, held and recycled to the following season.
