Yearly Archives: 2021
Roundup of FFA news for March 11, 2021
Catch up on local FFA news from West Holmes FFA, River View FFA, Norwayne FFA, Loudonville FFA, Black River FFA and Fayetteville FFA.
Vernal pools are home to amphibian life during spring
Vernal pools, or ephemeral pools, provide a perfect environment for amphibians to mate, lay eggs and develop.
Avoid pests getting into crawl spaces
Rodents and insects can do significant damage to crawl spaces. Fortunately, homeowners can use management techniques to keep pests from taking over.
Corn silage: It’s what’s for dinner — at what cost?
Dianne Shoemaker takes a closer look at corn silage production for the three-year period from 2017 through 2019.
Growers, rural grocers should be allies
Alan Guebert details why Rural America needs more locally-owned grocery stores selling more locally-grown food to more local friends and neighbors.
Trumpeter swans impressive in the sky
Learn more about Trumpeter swans' appearance, reproduction habits and reintroduction into Ohio.
Loss stings a year later
Kymberly Foster-Seabolt recalls the day she lost her nephew a little more than a year ago and remarks on how raw the sting of losing him still feels.
Second Ohio wild white-tailed deer positive for chronic wasting disease
The ODNR Division of Wildlife has identified a second positive test for chronic wasting disease in a wild white-tailed deer in Wyandot County.
Cicadas will emerge in the billions this May and June
This May and June, billions of 17-year periodical cicadas will emerge from the ground. The emerging cicadas this spring are part of Brood X.
Roundup of 4-H news for March 11, 2021
Catch up with the Hicks & Hayseeds 4-H club, which met March 2.
