Yearly Archives: 2019
How to improve your colostrum management
Proper colostrum management improves calf health and eventually cow productivity. Learn how to use a colostrometer and a Brix meter to determine quality.
Disaster relief available for farmers in Ohio, Pa. and W.Va.
Farmers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia may be eligible for federal disaster relief.
LTTE: Pay cable companies to extend internet
A Farm and Dairy reader shares his thoughts on government-funded initiatives to bring better internet to rural areas.
Roundup of gardening news for Oct. 17, 2019
Master gardener volunteer Dick Coin is holding a program on fermentation from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 26 at the Geauga County OSU Extension Office.
DEP reaches settlement on wells
The Pennsylvania DEP has issued a Consent Order and Agreement with CNX Gas Company for well plugging violations in four southwestern Pennsylvania counties.
Soil health at risk on fallow fields
With so many Ohio fields left unplanted this year, farmers should consider the risks to next year's crops, soil experts from Ohio State University warn.
W. Va. hunters can help feed their communities by donating deer
The Mountaineer Food Bank is encouraging hunters to combine their love of the outdoors with the Hunters Helping the Hungry program.
Anticipation and disappointment
Marlin Clark gives an update and offers insight on recent price changes in the grain markets.
Young farmer works to make small farm profitable
Caleb Swope direct markets eggs, firewood and produce from his small 12-acre farm. He believes using small property well is a good way for young farmers to get a start.
USDA estimates corn, soybean production way down in Ohio
Corn and soybean production in Ohio could be the worst in 11 years, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates.
