Yearly Archives: 2015
OCA offers opportunities for breeders and youth
The Ohio Cattlemen's Association holds annual Best of Buckeye Program: Ohio's premier bred, born and raised steer and heifer youth event.
Ohio landowners in 57 counties eligible for ag easement funds
Ten land trusts, three counties, one township and nine soil and water conservation districts will receive funding to help preserve farmland across the state.
Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 11/21
This week’s top stories include the western Holmes County fire that destroyed a bank barn, Kent State Ashtabula’s wine degree program, what to do with invasive species and more.
How to make homemade spice blends
Homemade spice blends make great gifts, and they inspire home cooks to try new recipes.
5 pie baking tips for the holidays
These tips cover everything from the crust and the filling to baking times and techniques.
It’s OK to grieve
Grieving the loss of a loved one is difficult any time of year, but the holiday season can really magnify any feelings of loss and sadness. There is no right way to grieve, but the important thing is to let it happen.
Holmes Co. fire results in total loss of barn
Curled and mangled steel and a few support beams are all that remain of a bank barn at the home of Loren and Barb Lang in western Holmes County, Ohio, following a barn fire Nov. 17.
Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 3
This week, Farm and Dairy reporter Kristy Seachrist tells us about West Virginia's decision to lift its ban on live poultry shows, the USDA's new produce safety rules, what the new Pennsylvania state budget means for farmers and a fire that tore through a Big Prairie barn.
Coaches turn boys to men
For four years, Coach Jon opened team texts with the salutation “Gentlemen …” until one day, in a blink, our boys grew into the young men he helped assure they would be.
Ohio State ag dean Bruce McPheron to serve as interim provost
Ohio State University President Michael V. Drake has named Bruce McPheron, current dean of the university's ag college, interim executive vice president and provost.
