Yearly Archives: 2016
Helping bats come home to roost — and recover
White nose syndrome is decimating native bat populations in the eastern United States and Canada.
Drought warning stands at 30 counties in Pa.
The EPA has declared a drought warning for four counties and increased the number of counties on drought watch status to 30 in Pennsylvania.
OSU offers farm tax webinar
The Ohio State University will offer a daylong webinar Dec. 19, on farm tax returns for farmers, farm representatives and rural landowners.
‘You’re wrong’ is the wrong message
Individual companies in the food industry follow the market. That's the way the market works. What doesn't work is telling your customer they're wrong.
Ohio Holstein sale auctions 66
The Ohio Holstein Fall Sale was at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio, Oct. 29. The sale averaged $1,977 on 66 live lots.
Penn State offers ag safety calendars to help farmers
The Penn State Extension Dairy Team has released a 2017 calendar to help agricultural producers implement and maintain necessary safety procedures on their dairy farms.
The biggest tree in Geauga County
Throughout the world, big trees hold tremendous cultural, ecological, and economical value. Larger trees provide more economic benefits, grow quicker and sequester more carbon than small trees.
Feeding cull cows prior to sale may add more than you think
It's possible that with a little more investment, cull cows can provide more revenue to their operation.
Loading up for a North Dakota bird hunt
Mike Tontimonia details his experience hunting pheasants in North Dakota.
Over $3M available to protect Pa. wetlands, family farms
This year, Pennsylvania NRCS has $3.4 million available in both the Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) and Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) components of this 2014 Farm Bill program.
