Yearly Archives: 2021
Help restore the natural night environment
Summer is a great time to renew our appreciation and commit to protecting our endangered night sky by reducing light pollution, starting with our own homes.
Doing nothing is sometimes hardest thing to do
As Judith Sutherland took down her bird feeders, she hoped answers to explain the strange disease affecting songbirds would come sooner rather than later.
Space slingshots and laundry
Kymberly Foster Seabolt reflects on the cleaning habits of astronauts in space and ponders why we don't use similar tactics on earth.
Ethanol plants pledge to hit net zero emissions by 2050
More than 40 ethanol plants said in a letter sent to President Joe Biden that they support the goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 and hit net zero by 2050. The list of signatories includes one Ohio ethanol plant, Guardian Lima LLC, in Lima, Ohio.
Pa. DEP to require landfills to test for radium from fracking waste
The Pennsylvania DEP is now requiring all landfills to test leachate for radioactive materials commonly found in unconventional oil and gas waste, even though a department study found "no significant differences in radium levels between landfills that accept oil and gas waste compared with those that do not."
Summer markets tease us into uncertainty
Marlin Clark explains the strange state of the grain markets and how they've been affected by unpredictable weather this summer.
Twilight tour features RMD Dairy’s robotic milking system
The Dotterers opened their farm to about 2,500 visitors, including more than 60 vendors, for the 2021 Dairy Twilight Tour, July 20, organized by the Wayne-Ashland Dairy Service Unit. The event’s attendance this year set a record.
Hearing set for 325 MW solar farm in Union County
The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a local public hearing regarding AEUG Union Solar, LLC’s proposal to build a 325 megawatt solar farm, in Union County. The project would cover about 2,013 acres within a 3,355-acre project area, in Washington and York townships.
Dairy experts talk about industry ‘roller coaster’ at summit meeting
Challenges related to markets, environmental stewardship and policy continue to push the dairy industry to adapt. The good news is, for farmers who manage their businesses well, there are still plenty of ways to be successful in dairy.
How to keep squirrels off of fruit trees
There are a lot of strategies and considerations for keeping squirrels off of fruit trees. Learn more about what works and what doesn't.
