Yearly Archives: 2021
Penn State students focus on farmers with Table Rock Markets
Not all farmers like to spend a lot of time working online. But online sales and preorders are a big part of the business for some farms. That’s why Jake Grim launched Table Rock Markets, a website and company that allows farmers to take preorders for sales at farmers markets online.
Limping through a lambing and out of 2021
Farming is often like dancing on the edge of a knife, and Rebecca Miller's winter lambing on the farm put that on full display.
Duck hunter keeps it real with wood decoys
Vic Sutek of Columbiana County is just as passionate about duck hunting at 63 as he was at 18. Only one thing has changed — no more plastic decoys.
Happy almost New Year!
Kymberly Foster Seabolt shares her new year resolutions for 2022.
Roundup of FFA news for Dec. 30, 2021
Catch up on local FFA news from Waterford FFA and West Holmes FFA.
‘Buy Dirt’
Judith Sutherland shares what the song "Buy Dirt," written by brothers Jacob and Jordan Davis, means to her.
Carefully consider 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage
Dianne Shoemaker shares information about the 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage Program and the Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage Program.
Snowy owl sighting makes trip special
Julie Giess ponders how rare it is to see a snowy owl in the wild following a sighting along the bank of the Grand River recently.
Insects, livestock and wildlife don’t really predict weather
Can woolly bears predict a bad winter? Do cows lie down before rain? Does a large spider web mean cold weather? Find out if the folklores are true.
Ryegrass staggers affects unusual number of animals in Ohio
Ryegrass staggers is usually reported in Australia and New Zealand, but Ohio is near or at the top of cited cases within the United States. Find out why.
