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Yearly Archives: 2019

gardening news

Catch up on local gardening news in Lewis County, West Virginia and Mahoning County, Ohio.
chopping corn silage

There are two common ways to estimate tonnage, one based on plant height and the other based on estimated grain yield.
Stanley Miller and Curt Trushel standing in ftont of a building in Manitoba, Canada

Stanley Miller and Curt Trushel, of Carrolton, Ohio, brought us along for a bear hunting trip in Manitoba, Canada. Thanks for taking us to...
The Rhoades family pose in front of the Pink Moose statue on Mackinaw Island

John Rhoades, of Kent, Ohio, took us to Upper Peninsula Michigan in August with his family and friends. We rode bikes on Mackinac Island,...
canfield fair event center sign

The Canfield Fair ground on the new 35,000 square-foot event center Sept. 25 that will house the junior fair and be available to the public to rent.
a wet crop field

The weather in 2019 has seemed extreme to some, especially with the rainfall. A scientist, however, suggests this weather fits the climate change trends.
New Holland corn combine

Can we believe in the U.S. Department of Agriculture or even private surveys to have given us reliable estimates of crop size? Marlin Clark weighs in.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed the first two positive cases this year of West Nile virus in Ohio horses.
pigs in a pen

As African Swine Fever continues to spread across Asia, there are some things farmers in the United States should know and watch out for in their hogs.
remains of rogers pavilion fire

A fire took out a building and all the hay in it at Rogers Community Auction & Flea Market.