Yearly Archives: 2016
Field Notes: Ohio CSA, shale update
In this week's episode of Field Notes, we visit the Eli Yoder family's Blossom Acres Farm in Coshocton County, Ohio. The Yoders sell their produce to big city consumers in and around Columbus. Plus, the latest Utica and Marcellus shale update is out.
Ohio State to study pipelines’ impact on farmland
A study of how natural gas pipeline installations affect Ohio farmland productivity will begin this fall.
Coshocton County grower blossoms in the city, thanks to CSA
Community supported agriculture, or CSA, has helped this Coshocton County grower reach the big market.
Take some time to stop and think
Economics are tight in agriculture right now, especially in the dairy industry. When times are tough, it is very easy to just work harder and hope things will get better.
A roundup of FFA news for July 14, 2016
This week's roundup includes news from the Northwestern FFA chapter of West Salem, Ohio.
A roundup of 4-H news for July 14, 2016
This week's roundup includes news from the Goshen Good Growers 4-H club of Salem, Ohio.
Sportsman’s benefit shoot to help local veteran
The Ironman Clay Bird Shoot will take place July 17, 2016, in Leetonia, Ohio. Funds raised will be used to purchase an all-terrain wheelchair to help a local disabled veteran regain access to outdoor sports.
I’ve got an unwelcome and hungry guest
When it comes to dealing with a bear, discretion seems the better part of stubbornness.
Gibson tractors were important for a while
In 1933, Harry Gibson started the Gibson Manufacturing Co. in Seattle, Washington, as a heavy machine shop.
The land of non-action actions
Now, courtesy of Congress, our non-legislating legislature, we might soon be buying non-label labeled food.
