Monthly Archives: June 2013
Are incentive-based employment tools a good idea for your farm?
It doesn’t matter the size of your farm, the number of employees you have, or the number of family (paid or unpaid) members working in the business. Everyone has something that motivates them.
U.S.-China pork merger to impact market
Exact impact is unknown, but could be significant for U.S.-Chinese pork producers.
Pickaway County Farmers launch fresh foods corridor
CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO — A group of Pickaway County farmers recently launched the Ohio Fresh Foods Corridor during the first Pickaway County Farmers Market of...
The Andersons and Lansing Trade Group to acquire Candian grain business
MAUMEE, Ohio — The Andersons and Lansing Trade Group have entered into an agreement to acquire Thompsons Limited, a grain and food-grade bean handler...
Sunday Creek Watershed Group hosts Ohio River cleanup event
GLOUSTER, Ohio -- The Sunday Creek Watershed Group will host a stream cleanup June 15 as part of the 2013 Ohio River Sweep.
Participants should...
If it can hold soil, use it for plants! Garden size doesn’t really matter
With the improved weather, my thoughts have turned to gardening. My family plants a large garden every year. But not everyone has the space,...
Officials detect additional walnut twig beetles in Butler County
Ohio Department of Agriculture to expand Thousand Cankers Disease quarantine
Lyme disease may be a big problem in 2013
If personal experience and reader reports are reliable indicators, this summer could be a bad one for ticks and Lyme disease.
Since early April, I’ve...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 6, 2013:
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — The 14 members receiving the state FFA degree are the most degrees posted in one year in Miami Trace...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 6, 2013:
MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. — The Marshall County 4-H and FFA Goat and Rabbit Club held its annual Goat Fun Show May 19 at the...
