Yearly Archives: 2012
The ins and outs of Ohio dam safety
More than 95 percent of Ohio's dams are owned by local landowners or other entities other than the state of Ohio. And, if you are the owner of a dam, the responsibility for maintaining a safe dam rests with you.
How did you learn the joy of accomplishment? Can you say ‘rock pickin’ party’?
The farm 'chain gang' toiled in the fields, in the hot sun. But we weren't planting or weeding or even picking a crop. Unless you call rocks a crop.
FSA Andy: Don’t miss deadlines for CRP or DCP
Farmers, in the hustle of the spring season, don't forget a few upcoming USDA Farm Service Agency programs and dates.
Face it, my stuff has no value
I know I will never discover that my $40 yard sale card table is worth $40,000 and it's my own darned fault. I'm too cheap to have ever paid $40 for a used card table in the first place.
Brook trout are prolific underwater breeders
My wife has a cousin who, like many anglers, lives for opening day of trout season. He loves native brook trout (He pronounces trout...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 5, 2012:
TUSCARAWAS, Ohio -- Buckhorn Buckshots 4-H club meet at the Wainwright Community Hall April 1 at 4 p.m. There were 38 4-H members, seven...
Wheat crop: Some good, some bad and some just plain ugly
The Ohio and Pa. crop is down significantly from last year, and the quality varies.
Ohio corn test shows no visible sign of nematode injury
COLUMBUS -- Amid growing questions of nematodes' effect on corn yields in Ohio, a recent sampling in the 2011 Ohio Corn Performance Test locations...
Drought takes toll on Mexican agriculture
,WASHINGTON -- How drought will affect Mexico's demand for U.S. feed grains is hard to assess, but the impact is likely to be felt...
Shortage of beef leads producers to expand herds
LAFAYTTE, Ind. -- U.S. beef producers have started the early stages of herd expansion as beef supplies remain very short, says Purdue Extension agricultural...
