Yearly Archives: 2015
Wilmington Area High School: Student raffles off hard work for baby’s bills
Ty Phillips said his goal all along is to raise as much money as possible to help his teacher with gas and hospital bills.
USDA’s rules for tracking cattle could be changing again
USDA's regulations on interstate livestock disease traceability have been beneficial since going into effect in March 2013. Implementing those regulations, according to some livestock facility managers, has been “a pain in the butt."
Pennsylvania Farm Show: Diamond shines, wins supreme champion junior beef female
HARRISBURG, Pa. – TJSC Diamond 1A, a heifer owned by Jackson Mattocks of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania, was named supreme champion beef female of the...
How to test your garden’s soil
A soil test will provide information about the nutrients as well as the pH level of your garden's soil.
Louisiana man donates his farm’s harvest to feed the hungry
Last year, Boulet harvested 65,000 pounds of turnips; this year, his goal is 100,000 pounds.
USDA announces funds for water quality effort
USDA announces conservation funding for Lake Erie.
Doris E. Greenamyer
SEBRING, Ohio — Doris E. Greenamyer, 82, formerly of Salem, died at 6:34 p.m. Jan. 17, 2015, at Copeland Oaks Retirement Community, Sebring.
She was...
Horse owners: Learn the best ways to control parasites
Taking a whole-farm approach to control can cut down on deworming, save money on products that are no longer effective on your farm, help you learn which horses have natural resistance and which ones are “shedders”, and help reduce parasite resistance.
Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 1/17
The top stories from the week Jan. 11 through Jan. 17, 2015.
It’s ice fishing season on Lake Erie
Around areas where the ice typically freezes first — East Harbor, parts of the Sandusky Bay area and off of Catawba Island — anglers are out in the cold temperatures for their sport.
