Yearly Archives: 2017
Feed intake study in beef cattle could lead to more efficient breeds
A new study from the University of Illinois helps measure how much cattle eat across different life stages.
Youth workshop to highlight fishing industry careers
Al Lindner and his son Troy Lindner are co-hosting a one-day class for up and coming young stars who see fishing as a worthy, life-long pursuit.
Experts say chestnut rescue will slowly succeed
The effort to employ selective breeding to rescue the American chestnut, which has been rendered functionally extinct by a disease, eventually will succeed.
Saving seeds, not a good investment
A penny saved is a penny earned, but saving seeds from the garden can be a questionable use of time and energy.
Soil problems still take ingenuity, courage
Soil management has come a long way, and crop yields have increased 400 or 500 percent. Soil erosion can't be stopped, but we have a better handle on it.
Top ram brings $1,300 at Pa. performance sheep and goat sale
Pennsylvania sheep and goat producers received $66,000 for 106 elite animals during the 39th annual Performance Tested Ram Lamb and Meat Goat Buck Sale.
Roundup of FFA news for Aug. 31, 2017
The Western Reserve FFA participated in the Wakeman Firefighters Homecoming Festival July 29-30.
Lake Erie wind farm hearing scheduled
The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a hearing for the public to express their views about Icebreaker Windpower, Inc.'s application.
If you give a big box store your business
Finally receiving her countertops, 10 weeks past their original delivery day, Kymberly Foster Seabolt urges readers to buy local for home improvements.
Plant breeding workshops offered
Ridge & Hollow Seed Alliance invites seed growers to attend Seed to Sustainability workshop series.
