Yearly Archives: 2022
Reflecting on the freedom of pants
It wasn't until Judith Sutherland's freshman year of high school that the school board changed the dress code to allow girls to wear pants to school.
Horstman wins Pa. Fair Person of the Year
Dick Horstman, of Burgettstown, Pa., was named the 2021 Fair Person of the Year at the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs Annual Convention.
Roundup of gardening news for Feb. 10, 2020
Catch up on local gardening news in Summit and Mahoning counties in Ohio.
Secord to appointed to head USDA Pennsylvania Farm Service Agency
The Biden Administration recently appointed Heidi Secord as the new state executive director for the USDA Pennsylvania Farm Service Agency.
Time to measure and manage winter forages before it is too late
It's time to take inventory of remaining hay supplies to make sure there is enough until pastures green up regardless of what weather conditions occur.
Making pork chops flow uphill
Alan Guebert digs into two recent reports that defend the market power gained by U.S. meatpackers in the last 30 years.
Roundup of 4-H news for Feb. 10, 2022
The Hicks and Hayseeds 4-H Club met Feb. 1 and worked on a silent auction item, a snowman made of disposable cups.
Reader: Science shows humans cause climate change
A Farm and Dairy reader responds to a letter to the editor that addressed Alan Guebert's column, "American agriculture needs to deal with climate change."
Enjoying Lake Erie’s icy offerings, then and now
Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes and has the smallest volume of water, so it is the first to freeze in the winter.
Power siting board approves solar project, electric transmission line
The Ohio Power Siting Board approved Union Ridge Solar, LLC's application to construct a solar-powered electric generating facility in Licking County
