Yearly Archives: 2015
Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 2/28
The top stories from the week Feb. 22 to Feb. 28, 2015.
Ohio poultry owners advised to increase biosecurity
COLUMBUS — Three worrisome strains of avian flu have been detected in birds out West.
How to manage a profitable market garden
There isn't a formula for market garden profitability, but attention to what is most profitable, least labor intensive and most cost effective to produce will help you determine what to grow.
USDA extends farm bill crop deadlines
Farmers now have until March 31 to update yields and reallocate base acres.
Lyme disease treatment costs reach $1.3 billion
Research suggests prolonged impact of the tick-borne illness in some patients is greater and more widespread than previously understood.
Ohio’s 4Q horizontal well gas production up 25 percent
Over the two years in Ohio, there has been a 200 percent increase in oil production and a 350 percent increase in gas production.
Ohio dairy farmers share advice on farm succession
Northeast Ohio Dairy Conference focuses on farm succession.
Background check changes for OSU 4-H volunteers
A new Ohio State University policy requires all students, staff and volunteers working in programs with youth to be fingerprinted every four years.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 26, 2015:
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —Four members of the Zane Trace FFA chapter traveled to Lancaster High School Feb. 11 to participate in the District 7 Ag...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 26, 2015:
ALLIANCE, Ohio — The Mahoning County Goat Herders 4-H club met Feb. 9. The group decided to sell pepperoni rolls to raise money to...
