Yearly Archives: 2021
Roundup of gardening news for June 17, 2021
Catch up on local gardening news and events in Ohio — Belmont County, Franklin County and Geauga County — and Pennsylvania.
Roundup of 4-H news for June 17, 2021
The Breeders and Feeders 4-H club held a meeting at the Munson Town Hall, May 16. The club went over skillathon, which is now online and runs July 1-17.
Spotted lanternfly found in another W.Va. county
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has confirmed a third county, Jefferson, that now hosts the invasive spotted lanternfly.
USDA makes plans to deal with Asian longhorned beetle
USDA is announcing its plans for combatting the Asian longhorned beetle in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and South Carolina in 2021.
Truth in labeling is not ‘branding’
Alan Guebert explains why hundreds of other long-time organic farmers maintain that large portions of USDA-labeled "organic" products are not truly organic.
How to garden for bird watching
Learn how to help declining bird populations and attract more birds to your backyard by choosing the right plants to provide an ideal habitat for them.
Assess your hay fields after first cutting
When we finish first-cutting hay, it seems to me to be a great time to assess our pasture condition and hay supplies.
Spiders and shipping boxes
Kymberly Foster Seabolt comes face to face with a strange spider shipped to her by mistake.
Grand River shooting range open on Wednesdays
The Grand River Wildlife Area Shooting Range is now open on Wednesdays, beginning June 2.
Markets crash with improved weather
Marlin Clark hashes out the recent changes in grain prices and how the weather has affected the grain markets.
