Yearly Archives: 2015
How to eat seasonally this summer
This summer, take advantage of the variety of the fresh fruits and vegetables available at farmers markets, roadside stands and in grocery stores.
Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 6/20
This week’s top stories include an update on the semitruck-trailer accident that let more than 2,000 piglets loose in southwest Ohio, the new agribusiness degree at Kent State University Tuscarawas, tips for attracting pollinators to your yard, the bird flu’s impact on egg prices and tips for choosing garden pest repellents.
Leap of faith proves spring pollination can be honeybee free
Populations of imported European honeybees continue to decline under pressure from an array of pathogens.
Ag exports down for 2015
Farm incomes are still forecasted to decrease in 2015, and on a more macro-economic level the strong dollar is still hampering U.S. global competitiveness.
West Virginia: A diploma just won’t do it for ag students, certificate shows skills
West Virginia and Ohio groups are working to create a certification program for students wishing to enter the agriculture field.
National Guernsey Convention presents awards in Holmes County
Ohio and Pennsylvania farmers were well represented at last night's national Guernsey awards banquet.
Grow more with less: Cut and grow-again garden vegetables
Whether you have limited planting space or limited time to sow second and third crops, grow-again vegetables produce higher yields with less work.
Trying to gauge the growth of CSAs
Community Supported Agriculture, or CSAs, have grown in Ohio in the past 10 years. But the concept may be reaching critical mass, according to Brad Bergefurd, OSU Extension state horticulture specialist.
Krone tour makes stops in Ohio, Pa.
MERCER, Pa. — A Krone Big Pack 890 High speed baler is stomping its way across the United States, and it made several stops...
Conservation projects aim to fill gap left by traditional funding
Four projects aim to remove nitrogen and phosphorus before they enter the Ohio River basin.
