Yearly Archives: 2014
Pasture walks scheduled
By PETE CONKLE
The Eastern Ohio Grazing Council has planned workshops and pasture walks to answer grazing-related questions, share grazing ideas and encourage producers to...
Ohio announces tougher permit conditions for drilling near faults
The ODNR announced new, stronger permit conditions for drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity April 11.
Utica and Marcellus shale: ODNR issues 25 drilling permits in Harrison Co.
The ODNR issued 71 new well drilling permits in the Utica shale in eastern Ohio during March.
Urban farming webinar: Commercially viable or just warm fuzzies?
Are urban farms commercially viable or just warm fuzzies? Free webinar looks at research.
Champion ham record falls at W.Va. 4-H/FFA auction
Nelson’s Custom Meats smashed the record for price paid for the Grand Champion Ham at the 26th Annual Putnam-Lincoln County FFA and 4-H Ham, Bacon and Egg Show and Sale.
Hemlock-killing pest, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, found in new areas in Ohio
New areas in Ohio have been found infected with Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, a small, aphid-like insect native to Asia that threatens eastern hemlock and Carolina hemlock in the eastern United States.
Plenty of eggs for Easter and Passover
WASHINGTON — Although retail egg prices are historically high at $1.98 per dozen, consumers will find an adequate supply of the protein powerhouses to...
Mountain lions are now a favorite topic in statehouses
Uninformed opponents to fact-based wildlife management are becoming better funded and more vocal in their determination to thwart proven conservation practices and controlled hunting as management tools.
Climate change: Doing nothing does nothing
The recent U.N. climate change report was big news for everyone everywhere except, it seems, U.S. farm and ranch groups and their members.
Ohio’s ag nutrients bill on way to governor
Bill would require most farmers who apply fertilizer to be state certified.
