Monthly Archives: February 2014
Mental disorders may be under reported in older adults
Common methods of assessing mental or physical disorders may consistently underestimate the prevalence of mental disorders among middle-aged and older adults, a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found.
Sheep and goat webinar series set
Sheep and goat webinars will be held over the next few months in Ohio.The webinars will be held Monday evenings Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, from 7-9 p.m.
Free beginners’ fly tying class offered
Are you interested in learning how to tie your own flies for fishing but you don't know where to begin? If so, you are invited to join experts from the ODNR Division of Wildlife Feb. 19 to learn the basics of fly tying.
Penn State Extension to hold statewide crops conferences
Penn State Extension will hold one-day crops seminars in 13 counties across the state.
Farm bill creates second land-grant university in Ohio
Central State University (Dayton-area) designated a land grant school, according to 1890 provisions.
Dalton Eck — Feb. 3, 2014
Dalton Eck, 13, from Chandlerville, Ohio, and his little brother, Dallas, pose a deer taken on the family farm. The 8-point buck is Dalton's first.
Fiber ‘and’ digestibility critical to dairy grazing
Dairy graziers need a well-balanced pasture to be successful.
Groundhog’s day: Why exactly do groundhogs hibernate?
Residents of Pennsylvania look to the groundhog each Feb. 2 to forecast the weather. According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; if not, an early spring is predicted.
Euthanasia can be a tough choice for pet owners
One of the most difficult decisions a pet owner may face is whether to euthanize an ailing pet.