Monthly Archives: June 2012
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 7, 2012:
SALINEVILLE, Ohio -- The Southern Local FFA chapter attended the 84th state FFA convention in Columbus May 3 and 4. Twenty members visited the...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 7, 2012:
HOMEWORTH, Ohio -- The Mudlake Beavers 4-H club held its monthly meeting May 14 at the Washington Township Building. The club recently raised money...
Put lime at the top of your soil pH list
When it comes to fertility, among the most important factors influencing plant growth and stand life is soil pH. Maintaining proper soil pH levels...
Encore column celebrates Rusty Iron’s 20th year
I was at the Portersville Steam Show grounds a week or two ago to check out their annual Spring Gas Up. While there, I...
Middle ground
I've always felt sorry for middle school. Elementary school gets all the love and the blind allegiance of parents and children new to education...
What next?
My father used to say to me, "George you are never too old to learn something new." The older I get the more I...
New field guide rekindled my moth-er instinct
I wear many hats as a naturalist. I enjoy learning about all aspects of nature. Recently, I added mother to my list of interests....
Go ahead and bet against Europe
When I hopped on the ag journalism jet in 1981, the European Union (known then as the European Economic Union) forecast it would spend...
Local Roots Market and Cafe is celebrating a milestone
Local Roots Market and Cafe in Wooster, Ohio, is celebrating the $1 million mark.
Pasture management project gives livestock farmers grazing guidance
In Ohio, about 60 percent of forage production comes by June.
