Yearly Archives: 2013
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...
My kids are dating? Game on
There’s a thin line between insanity and coping with your daughter dating.
Our son is 16 and has begun to date a sweet and lovely...
Patience is farming with a faulty planter
The first good corn planting day of spring finally arrived at my central Illinois farmette April 30. Like the month’s previous 29 days, however,...
CNG makes sense for Smith Dairy
WOOSTER, Ohio — Smith Dairy is committed to sustainability for their company as well as their customers, said Chuck Diehl, fleet manager for Smith...
Marlington High School: Horticulture program gives students hands-on lessons
Hidden behind a green gateway at the Michael Bach Landscaping Project at Marlington High School stands a treasure for the eyes and mind.
The cicada swarm may be good news for foodies
In case you’ve been living under a rock, I’ll catch you up on this year’s cicada swarm.
This year’s brood II has spent 17 years underground just waiting for the perfect moment to emerge and begin making large amounts of noise and baby cicadas.
