Yearly Archives: 2016
US livestock and climate change: Searching for truth
Editor Susan Crowell takes a look at climate change and livestock emissions: fact and fiction. There are best practices from the US that would help other nations become more sustainable.
Vacation with us: The Pliszkas
Auctioneer Leona Pliszka, of Bristolville, Ohio, and her husband, Andrew, took their Farm and Dairy to vacation in Sydney, Australia, and the Outback region...
A record year for Firelands FFA
You might say Firelands FFA chapter, in Oberlin, is having a record year. Three star finalists and eight proficiency finalists will compete at the 2016 Ohio FFA Convention, May 5 and 6.
Hazard a guess at Farnsworth’s item
What has a red coil and metal frame? This week's Hazard a Guess challenge! Give us your best guess as to what it is and how it is used.
700 days doesn’t define you
Far from being "the best days of your life," if you are lucky, your high school days do not matter nearly as much as you have been told it does.
AR-15s becoming firearm of choice
Despite many companies manufacturing what the casual gun buyer refers to as an AR-15, Colt is the original and primary manufacturer.
A roundup of 4-H news for May 5, 2016
This week's roundup includes news from the Auburn Swine 4-H club of Burton, Ohio.
Have you caught the birding spark?
May is when many birders are born. The aroma of lilacs fills the air and spring migration shifts into overdrive.
Pasture walks offer new ideas
Guernsey County pasture walks are a kind of a farm field day, where you see farming practices that have been implemented.
Ask FSA Andy about filing a notice of loss
The CCC-576, Notice of Loss, is used to report failed acreage and prevented planting and may be completed by any producer with an interest in the crop.
