Monthly Archives: May 2012
Wheat growers advised to scout for stripe rust; still time to apply fungicide
COLUMBUS -- While most wheat statewide is at the early grain fill stage of development, growers should still scout carefully for stripe rust, as...
There are varied reasons as to why birds sing songs
A Parkersburg, West Virginia reader writes that, “Mockingbirds woke me up several times last night. Why are they singing at night?” Daily conversation Birds...
Think About it: Senior adults
SENIOR ADULTSWe hear much today about senior citizens. Senior citizens are people who have reached an age in their lives that are now looked...
Take a guess how this is going to end
Since you speak English as well as anyone, perhaps you understand the working paragraph of a May 19 Washington Post column that explains the...
Bad gas causes problems for boaters
Jarrod Craft, lead mechanic at Ravenna Marine, has a big cardboard box full of bad news. Bad news to boaters that is. The stuff...
The secret life of a drainage ditch
You've heard the saying that the value of land is based mainly on location, location, location. But after working for many years in a...
Life as a news junkie
I watch the news mainly to feel better about myself. No matter how dorky I might be on any given day (and my dork...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week May 31, 2012:
ASHTABULA, Ohio -- The Saybrook Raiders met May 21. Proceeds from the bake sale fundraiser were used to buy everyone a T-shirt. The club...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of May 31, 2012:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- Thirty-three members of the West Holmes FFA attended the 84th annual state convention May 3-4 in Columbus. Members Travis Campbell, Garrett...
Moorefield Farms is sold on hay
For Josh Moorefield, of Shreve, Ohio, making hay is what got him into farming, and kept him farming.
