Monthly Archives: May 2013
Ohio State poultry team places eighth
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University poultry judging team competed in the 66th U.S. Poultry & Egg Association National Poultry Judging Contest hosted by...
Animal Ag 203 provides education
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Ohio State University Extension received a grant from the Animals for Life Foundation to present two...
FSA Andy talks planting season
Hello Again!
It took a while, but I think winter has finally lost its tenuous grip on us. The smells of spring are fully upon...
Judith Sutherland: Papa was a farmer
"She would gather the eggs in her apron, studying each one, deciding whether this one was a keeper egg or one she would take...
Dirt on Conservation: Ag plastic recycling project underway
I grew up in a recycling house and didn’t even realize it. My parents both grew up during the Depression and they would never...
Dairy Excel: Farmers get reprieve on fuel storage regs
The month of May has brought a nice stretch of weather for our farmers in northeast Ohio. This has allowed our farmers to get...
Marcellus and Utica shale update: Carroll County continues to lead in Utica shale drilling...
Carroll County continues to be the drilling hub in the Utica shale in Ohio. During April, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 24 permits for wells in Carroll County. All of the permits issued were to Chesapeake Exploration.
Lake Erie still a world-class walleye fishery
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — According to Ohio’s Lake Erie fisheries supervisor Jeff Tyson, last year’s walleye season was the best in recent memory.
That in itself...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of May 9, 2013:
BURTON, Ohio — The Sew Sew Sweet 4-H club met May 5, with 12 members and six guests present.
The community service committee reported they...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of May 9, 2013:
COLUMBUS — On May 2-3, four Firelands FFA members who were previously selected at state evaluation as the top four proficiency award finalists in...
