Thursday, December 25, 2025

Yearly Archives: 2022

love

Kym Seabolt shares her thoughts about Valentine’s Day and romance in general.
soybeans

Soybeans have led commodity markets higher in recent days. The weather chickens are coming home to roost, as speculation about problems in South America are being realized in early harvest results. 
A combine harvesting soybeans in a field.

Climate change has brought more rainy weather, more wildfires and more challenges overall to agriculture across the U.S. Some in agriculture and conservation see addressing it as an opportunity to create a new commodity, in addition to dealing with those challenges.
water bottle terrariums

The process for modifying a plastic water bottle to set up a closed terrarium is simple and can be done with minimal supplies.
buckthorn

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has added Ravenna grass, glossy buckthorn and common buckthorn to a list of noxious weeds.
A barn behind a field.

Appalachia has unique challenges, but also opportunities for beginning farmers. Rural Action is helping farmers in the region take advantage of that potential through mentorship and business planning.
A man holds up a mushrooms growing in an old spring house.

Espo Wilcox's interest in mushrooms started with foraging. Now, he's taking it another step further with the PA Mushroom Co., in Clarion, Pennsylvania, cultivating and selling mushrooms
sunset on a tractor

A statement her father made near the end of his life is what stays with Judith Sutherland as the standard for a life well-lived.
graduation

Mike Kovack, Medina County Auditor, announced his office will once again be offering three $500 scholarships to Medina County graduating seniors this year.
chili pepper seedling

Eliza Blue explains why she is going to think of the cold months following Christmas as a celebration of the wonders of seed catalog season from now on.