Yearly Archives: 2012
So, exactly what is conservation?
So, I get this e-mail from Tracy Haney, Tuscarawas SWCD, that says would you mind writing me an article for the Farm and Dairy...
No voice in D.C., means no farm bill
While we wait, the farm bill was left lying on the floor of a bickering Congress, like a bunch of defiant kids who refuse...
Operation Evergreen provides Ohio trees to military
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio -- American troops stationed throughout the world will celebrate the holidays with an Ohio-grown tree thanks to Operation Evergreen, an annual event...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 11, 2012:
WEST SALEM, Ohio -- The Northwestern FFA has started a new fundraiser this year in conjunction with Bauer Ladder Corporation of Wooster, Ohio, by...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 11, 2012:
LOUISVILLE, Ohio -- Kool Kats 4-H club member Chris Miller, of Louisville, finished first at the 62nd annual National 4-H Engineering Challenge in West...
Parenting imperfect people
Every once in a very great while I receive the kind of mail that says something along the lines of "Your family is so...
Why do leaves change colors before they fall?
The science behind fall's beauty: Why do leaves turn colors? Why do they fall from trees, anyway?
Letter: Under-educated doesn’t mean un-trainable
Editor:
I read with mixed thoughts, the commentary, "The jobs are there, the education is not" (Sept. 27, 2012 issue). Yes, education and learning is...
Endangered whooping cranes depart on ultralight-guided flight to Florida
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, Wis. -- Six young whooping cranes began their ultralight-led migration recently from the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green...
Number of shale permits sought slowed in Ohio, but not Pennsylvania
There are 57 Utica shale wells in Ohio waiting to be fracked, according to the most current report by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. However, the ODNR is reporting that this report is not up to date due to staffing challenges and setting a new system up that in the future will automatically update the report.
