Monthly Archives: April 2014
Cover crops project reduces nutrient loads in lakes
The Great Lakes Cover Crop Initiative (GLCCI), promoted cover crops and conservation farming systems to crop producers in the Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan watersheds.
Keith Smith retiring from OSU Extension in 2015
When he retires in 2015, Keith Smith will have led the OSU Extension organization for 23 years.
Growing in high tunnels takes planning
High tunnels make it possible to grow crops in cooler conditions and extend the growing season.
Spring Dairy Expo: It’s the relationships that count
It is Monday and I am sitting amidst the rubble of my office space with little or no room to spare. Mounded beside me...
Steve Baylor gives fishing with jigs new meaning
Meet pro walleye angler Steve Baylor, a guy, one would think, who would rely on a box full of every kind of lure ever...
Bird songs everyone actually knows and sings
Early migrants began returning several weeks ago. Turkey vultures, killdeer, and phoebes were probably as befuddled by the late winter weather as we were....
Ohio’s prison farms help inmates experience freedom, responsibility
Prison farms offer inmates a chance to work — engage with land and animals.
Animal or human: The care is what is important
Part II
Check out the first column on this series here.
In the world of animal health, a positive ending to testing or treatment is always...
Understanding the new farm bill will take patience
Hello again,
I sure have seen a lot of information about the new farm bill in the newspaper. There is some good information out there...
The worst sports mom ever
The end of most seasons tends to catch me off guard. I’m minding my own business enjoying another weekend afternoon waving to friends and eating nachos, when someone mentions idly that today is the last game.
