Yearly Archives: 2019
Manure injection can make a big improvement
Widespread adoption by dairy farmers of injecting manure into the soil instead of spreading it could be crucial to restoring Chesapeake Bay water quality.
USDA offers water quality program
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will offer an opportunity for agricultural producers in three Ohio watersheds to apply for assistance.
Animal instincts
Kymberly Foster Seabolt shares the lessons her little crew of rescued animals has taught her.
Springtime fish: It’s almost crappie time
Ice-covered lakes and slippery ramps have the best crappie time on hold but one can put money on the early to mid-March action to begin.
Visiting Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland with the Crosbys
Everett and Lynn Crosby, of Homerville, Ohio, visited Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan. The couple went in August and said it was a...
Roundup of gardening news for Feb. 21, 2019
Catch up on gardening news from Clark, Delaware and Stark counties in Ohio.
Use a cover crop to help your cash crops
Cover crops help build your soil profile and open channels to allow heavy rain to quickly infiltrate into the ground where it is useful to plants.
Feeding methods and efficiency can vary widely at each farm
It has been a challenge to feed livestock this winter due to missed cuttings last year. However, producers can reduce wastage with these tips.
Growin’ oats is a storied past for farmers
Sam Moore shares a story Josh Billings, a well-known 19th-century humorist who used contemporary slang and strange phonetic spelling, wrote about oats.
Northbound juncos? A sure sign of spring
Juncos, or snowbirds as they're often called, define the end of winter and the onset of spring for observant nature watchers.
