Yearly Archives: 2023
Pennsylvania ranks No. 1 in US for Lyme disease cases
Lyme disease affects more than 475,000 people annually. Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
Ohio no-till pioneer David Brandt remembered as a ‘genuine human being’
Brandt, of Carroll, Ohio, a national leader in regenerative farming practices, died May 21 from injuries sustained in a car crash May 18 in Illinois.
What philosopher Molyneux can teach us about dog training
How a 17th century question of how the brain works shows what's important when it comes to communicating with dogs well.
How to keep eastern carpenter bees from damaging your home
Damage to manmade structures can be prevented without harming eastern carpenter bees when their behavior and their lifecycle are taken into account.
EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act action
The Chemours Co. has been ordered to take corrective measures to address pollution in stormwater and effluent discharges from a facility near Parkersburg.
Phosphate tariff contributes to supply shortages
This spring, phosphate supplies were tight throughout the state and shortages were reported across southwest Ohio between Cincinnati and South Charleston.
295 acres added to Ohio’s Farmland Preservation Program
Curtis N. Bechtel, in Knox County, and Ronald S. Rickly, in Fairfield County, become the seventh and eighth Ohio farmers to join the program this year.
New USDA grant program to boost ways to get organic products to market
Through the Organic Market Development Grant Program up to $75 million will fund projects to improve markets for domestically-produced organic goods.
The cost of our unsustainable livestock and poultry CAFO culture
Alan Guebert calculates the actual cost of our livestock and poultry concentrated animal feeding operation culture. It's higher than most Americans believe.
Leftover rations
In her quest to reduce food waste at home, Kym Seabolt is channeling her grandmother, who was a genius in using leftover food to make delicious dishes.
