Yearly Archives: 2012
Frost seeding for pasture improvement
Frost seeding of legumes in February and early March can be used to improve pasture, hay quality and yield. The freezing and thawing of late winter and early spring can provide for good legume seed/soil contact and germination.
Be alert and listen to your house
Have you listened lately to your house, especially if it is an old house? Over the years you've learned to identify its creaks and cracks, its rattles and bangs, without becoming alarmed. You also know its smells, not just from the kitchen, and if a skunk is passing through.
LETTER: AgriSol project develops agricultural practices in Tanzania
Over the past few weeks, there has been discussion about a project in Tanzania involving AgriSol Energy. It is an exciting project meant to help Tanzanians implement modern, sustainable agricultural practices.
DEP awards 73 grants to protect, improve watersheds in 36 counties
HARRISBURG -- The Department of Environmental Protection announced recently it will invest in 73 watershed protection projects intended to improve watersheds, stormwater runoff, acid mine drainage and educational programs, among other environmental efforts.
Truck driving mama
First I would like to apologize to any innocent drivers in a nearby urban area who may/may not have been menaced by a woman with a white knuckled grip on the steering wheel of a large white truck. That was me and I am sorry.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 9, 2012:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- The West Holmes FFA is holding its second annual strawberry sale through Feb. 28. The strawberries are sold by the quart,...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 9, 2012:
BURTON, Ohio -- The Geauga Dairymen 4-H club had a meeting Jan. 29. Members were given lease and housing agreements for their dairy projects....
Pa. cattle farm wins national stewardship award
Blue skies + green grass = red meat.
Free workshops in Ohio cover weed resistance
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio AgriBusiness Association and the Ohio Soybean Association have joined forces to offer weed resistance workshops at three events across the...
Study to look at how farming and other actions impact Lake Erie
COLUMBUS -- How do people's actions, including farming, affect the Maumee River watershed, the largest in all the Great Lakes? A new Ohio State University research project will try to find out.
