Yearly Archives: 2015
October is apple month (Infographic)
Apples are grown in all 50 states, and there are about 100 varieties of apples grown in the U.S. today.
Home alone
No matter how much you love each other, I think that too much togetherness after 20 years together may be more than is strictly needed. I say this with love, but I need to miss a person.
Shalaway details his favorite bird feeders
When readers ask for help selecting a bird feeder, I'm happy to oblige. I bought my first feeder in 1978, so I've had lots of experience evaluating them.
A big man who had a big man’s voice
"Bigfoot" Richard LaCourse, 64, passed this spring leaving the fishing world a little poorer.
Surprise! The history of the speaker of the house repeats itself
The recent history of the third most powerful constitutional office in the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is so checkered that you have to seriously question the background of anyone who seeks it.
Coyote encounters make for memorable experience
The encounter was chilling, but we both knew what to do.
Understanding the Margin Protection Program for Dairy
MPP-Dairy is more a partial protection against catastrophic losses than an effective risk management tool.
Tree I.D.: Not for the weak of heart
The Ohio Buckeye Tree is a tree with an identity crisis. We found this out the last several months measuring trees for our Big Tree Contest for 2015.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 8, 2015
News from the Black River FFA Forestry Team from Sullivan, Ohio, and the Northwestern FFA from West Salem, Ohio.
Historic gift supports WVU’s agriculture, forestry programs
Potomac State College of West Virginia University’s Agriculture and Forestry Programs receives a historic gift to help launch educational courses in sustainable agriculture.
