Yearly Archives: 2019
How to value standing hay crops
With this year's weird weather, you may be wondering how to value a standing hay crop. OSU Extension field specialist Dianne Shoemaker has some answers.
Roundup of gardening news for Aug. 8, 2019
The August Neighborhood Garden event will be Aug. 12, 7 p.m. at the Schiappa Branch Library in Steubenville.
Aloha from the Viteks
Jeff, Tracy and Jesse Vitek of Rayland, Ohio, took us to the Big Island of Hawaii. We spent a week exploring the island and...
2019 Lake County Fair sale totals $173,500
The Lake County Fair junior livestock sale totaled $173,500. There were 241 lots sold in total. Find the details here.
Columbiana Co. 4-H’er raises over $10,000 for friend at hog sale
Madison Cope, 14, a Columbiana Co. 4-H'er, donated over $10,000 in proceeds from her market hog to support her friend, Ella Golden, 14, who has PANDAS.
How to take precautions against chronic wasting disease this deer season
Those hunting in or near areas where chronic wasting disease has been confirmed should take precautions this deer season.
Do not pass go: Farmers, livestock sales and Facebook jail
Following a Facebook policy update in April, 2019, that banned private livestock sales, farmers have struggled with bans, deleted posts and Facebook jail.
Pa. dairy wants to help others find success in tough market
Vale Wood Farms is offering the a short course to teach farmers how to process and market their own farm products, just as their family has done since 1933.
National Cattlemen’s Foundation offers 2019-20 scholarship
The National Cattlemen’s Foundation is now accepting applications for the W.D. Farr Scholarships for the 2019-20 school year.
Tour delivers fresh Georgia peaches to Ohio
Steven and Jessica Rose of Nashville started The Peach Truck Tour to bring fresh Georgia peaches to homes across nine states, despite complicated logistics.
