Yearly Archives: 2017
Help save Monarch butterflies in Ohio
The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is seeking public involvement to collect and drop off common and swamp milkweed seed pods from established plants.
Corn rust threatens southern Ohio fields
Southern and common rust have been more prevalent in southern Ohio cornfields this year. Farmers have had to replant several times.
What does CAUV reform mean for me?
Ohio farmers have a lot of questions about when they'll be receiving property tax relief. Here are some answers to the biggest questions.
Dairymen can opt out of Margin Protection Program without fee
Dairymen have the option of opting out of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency Margin Protection Program for 2018 without paying a fee.
Clums honored as Ohio Tree Farm of the Year
Foresters Koral and Randy Clum not only give advice to other landowners, they've developed their own 152-acre tree farm, honored this year as the Ohio Tree Farm of the Year.
The Dawson family visits Hilton Head with Farm and Dairy
The Jeff Dawson family, dairy farmers from Louisville, Ohio, took their Farm and Dairy with them on a family trip to Hilton Head Island,...
All About Grazing Team goes West with Farm and Dairy
Three of Farm and Dairy’s All About Grazing column authors traveled out West together. OSU county Extension educators (left to right) Christine Gelley, of...
Watching old iron from afar in digital age
Improved technology provides better communication media, and a way for Tom Downing to watch steam shows from afar.
Agriculture’s dark ‘green’ future
If agricultural and legislative leaders fail to shift from commodity-focused farm policy to market-focused farm policy, we're doomed to marginal returns.
A plant’s fungal roots
If there's a problem with the pasture, we look at weed pressure and soil fertility, but often forget the living world below.
