Yearly Archives: 2014
Penn State educators endow scholarship
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Eugene and Carol Schurman, of Clymer, Pennsylvania, have given $50,000 to establish the Eugene and Carol Schurman Trustee Scholarship in...
Water issues rising, are you ready?
Every farm owner, every homeowner, every consumer, plays a role in water conservation and protection.
Jean M. Timmons, 1928-2014
Jean Timmons was an 'outstanding woman in Ohio agriculture.'
Looking into the crystal ball… Is an early frost in the works?
Ohio’s NOAA hydrologist expects the first freeze to happen in early to mid-October.
Harsh winter results in small peach crop
Some farmers have had no choice but to cut down their dead peach trees and plant new ones.
ALS #IceBucketChallenge – farm style
The ALS #IceBucketChallenge has gone viral on social media, and farmers are raising awareness for ALS, too.
How to estimate corn and soybean yields
Worksheets, formulas and online calculators can help to estimate potential corn and soybean harvests.
Portage County Fair auction 2014
The Portage County Fair held another successful auctions, with several new records.
Conservation, not regulation, to help control Lake Erie’s algae problem
Fertilizer conservation may be the answer to reducing phosphorus runoff from farms into Lake Erie, according to Mansfield News Journal.
Lake Erie: challenges ahead, but progress being made
OSU holds science writers workshop to update media about issues facing Lake Erie.
