Yearly Archives: 2017
Preventing combine fires
Dry corn and soybean fields have put farmers at greater risk of their combines catching on fire while harvesting crops.
4-H members gather hurricane relief funds
Jefferson County 4-H, Ohio, launched a fundraising campaign to aid their sister county, Jefferson County, Texas, in hurricane relief.
Is your farm MarketReady™?
Many farmers want to sell to restaurants, grocers or schools, but don’t know how. MarketReady™ helps them market effectively from production to payment.
From 4-H’er to 4-H leader
Stephen Heppe never wanted his time in 4-H to end, so he decided to make a career out of it. Heppe works as a 4-H program assistant for Wayne County Extension and serves on the senior fair board of his hometown fair in Portage County.
Not your ordinary rolling pin! Do you know what this antique kitchen tool was...
This is certainly not your average rolling pin. Can you tell us how it was used and why it has the indentations on it?
Visiting The House of the Rock with Lisa Kalas
Lisa Kalas spent the summer working in Madison, Wisconsin, at John Deere Financial. While there, she visited a local tourist spot in Spring Green,...
Nancy Craig, Ohio 4-H volunteer, serves for 55 years
National 4-H Week feature: Longtime Ohio 4-H volunteer from Trumbull County reflects on 55 years of encouraging young people.
This old home is enough
Magazines, televisions and the arch nemesis of the non-crafty, Pinterest, have all taken a toll on people who want to have a "good enough home."
Roundup of FFA news for Oct. 4, 2017
Sixteen West Muskingum FFA members competed in the 2017 District Forestry CDE, Sept. 28, at Moore Memorial Woods near Old Washington.
Harvest season safety tips, reminders
Harvest is one of the times of the year when farm fatalities increase. Learn how to maintain a safe work environment for you, your family and employees.
