Yearly Archives: 2016
Ohio corrections department to sell prison farms
Ohio announces plan to sell prison farms, to raise millions for rehabilitation.
Letter: Ethanol has helped reverse corn market surplus
The outlook for row crop agriculture is not pretty, but imagine how much worse things would be if farmers hadn’t had the vision 25 years ago to build the ethanol industry, says renewable fuel proponent.
Greenhouse and farm make perfect fit for Boyert family
Boyert family balances a greenhouse business and farm in Medina County.
Pa. funds food bank ag surplus system
With the funding appropriated through the state’s 2015-16 budget, the commonwealth’s charitable food banks will buy surplus agricultural products produced in Pennsylvania.
Number of Utica shale well permits continues nosedive
Monroe County led Ohio for the highest number of permits issued, at six permits.
Hazard a guess at this “Chicago” item!
What is metal, extends to be 14 inches long, and is inscribed with "Chicago, Ill."? Show us you're the experts and hazard a guess!
Vacation with Us: Borland & Rheil
Melvin Rhiel and Rick Borland of Carroll County, Ohio, took Farm and Dairy along with them to the Florida Flywheelers Show in February.
Why bother with a buffer? The benefits of a forested riparian buffer zone
A healthy, forested riparian zone serves many purposes in the ecosystem, links a stream to its watershed and gives the stream access to its floodplain.
Ethanol has agriculture in a trap
It looks like we're heading toward another corn surplus.
Anglers brave weather for crappies
The Northeast Ohio Crappie Club held its first of several scheduled 2016 season crappie tournaments on West Branch Reservoir on a blustery, make that miserable, Sunday in early April.
