Yearly Archives: 2016
An unwelcome guest in my tree stand
Learn more about precautions to take after a tick bite. Lyme disease is serious and can be disabling. Early detection is key to a full recovery.
Fencing out cattle improves herd health
When water quality is compromised cattle will not receive the proper nutrition that they need to grow, regulate their body temperature, reproduce and digest as well as many other bodily functions.
Roundup of FFA news for Dec. 8, 2016
Catch up on local Future Farmer's of America news for the week of December, 8, 2016.
Ask FSA Andy about new CRP Grasslands
USDA will offer a new Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands practice for small-scale livestock grazing operations. This opportunity will close Dec. 16.
Ohio Rural Development State Director honored
The Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative awarded USDA Ohio Rural Development State Director Tony Logan its 2016 Partnership Award.
Ashtabula Extension plans farm succession workshop
The fee is $20 per person with a registration deadline of Jan. 11.
American ag exports aren’t ‘rotten’
Farmers and ranchers, who pollsters say voted overwhelmingly for Trump, remain wary, because 20 percent of all U.S. farm production is sold overseas.
Feeder birds are a pleasure to watch in fall
Seeing red-breasted nuthatches is always a treat as they are acrobatic birds that often climb head-first down tree trunks and spiral around branches.
Bunker silo and silage pile safety
The first point in silage safety is to recognize that silage avalanches are real and there is no way to predict when and where they will occur.
Roundup of 4-H news for Dec. 8, 2016
Catchup on local 4-H news for the week of December 8, 2016.
