Yearly Archives: 2015
Look beyond your neighbor’s fence
Too cold, too hot, too dry, too wet. Had I looked over my neighbor’s fence this last spring and early summer, I would have concluded that we had received way too much rain.
Managing summer pastures
Beginning in June, we tend to see a transition on our pasture management.
Lake Erie: Walleye population is increasing
Heavy ice cover, the kind that lasts well into the spring, could be the best thing that Lake Erie walleye anglers could hope for, according to Jeff Tyson, Ohio's lead guy in charge of Lake Erie's fish management efforts.
Never give up: A reason for living
Sadness and loss come to us all, and dark times in life challenge us to find new, meaningful purpose.
Getting an expert’s take on the mysteries of mammal diversity
Rather than just guess which species I had seen, I contacted Dr. Don Wilson, emeritus curator at the Smithsonian Institution.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 30, 2015:
The West Holmes FFA officer team held an officer retreat at Smith Pleasant Valley Campgrounds.
Early U.S. tractor history: The story begins in Iowa in 1892
A book titled Fordson, Farmall, and Poppin’ Johnny, written in 1987 by Robert C. Williams, tells the history of the tractor beginning with John Froelich’s 1892 contraption, generally credited with being the first gasoline engine powered traction engine, up through the 1980s.
Betty Vernon: A force to be reckoned with on the harness racing track
Betty Vernon is no stranger to the harness race track at Canfield or Coshocton County fairs.
Ask Jen about zucchini
What do you do with all of those extra zukes? You pick all that are ready, load them in your kids' wagon, and get going.
Columbiana County Agriculture Hall of Fame: Allan Chamberlin, Charles Harper to be enshrined
The Columbiana County Agricultural Hall of Fame will induct Allan Chamberlin and Charles Harper during enshinement ceremonies Aug. 4 at the Columbiana County Fair.
