Yearly Archives: 2024
Use the 4R’s of nutrient management
Whether you’re a farmer or a gardener, you can use the 4R’s to help keep nutrients and fertilizer in the soil.
Tomato hornworm: Friend or foe?
Tami Gingrich tries to change readers' perceptions on the dreaded tomato hornworm, which is actually a large, beautiful sphinx moth.
Columbiana County Agriculture Hall of Fame to induct late Don Myers
The Myers family will also be honored, and Myers’ framed portrait and biographical sketch will be unveiled during the ceremony July 30 at 10:30 a.m.
2024 Trumbull County Fair Livestock sale results
The Trumbull County Fair Livestock Sale took place July 13 and totaled $458,002.91. Find all the results and a full gallery here.
Raw goat milk fuels farm at Everyday Acres
Maria Moss raises British Guernsey dairy goats and provides raw goat milk through herd shares to nearly two dozen families around her farm in Granville, Ohio.
Fish caught in West Virginia break state records
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources reported that a record-breaking black crappie and redear sunfish were caught in June.
Food safety workshops planned for small-scale dairy foods processors
Penn State Extension will offer two food safety workshops for dairy foods processors on successive days in August at Penn State’s University Park campus.
Dairy financial and risk management conference set in Pennsylvania
The Center for Dairy Excellence will host its 15th annual Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference “Future-Proofing Our Farms” on Sept. 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel, 4650 Lindle Road, Harrisburg.
Roundup of FFA news for July 25, 2024
On June 18-23, members of the Hillsdale FFA chapter traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in the Washington Leadership Conference.
FSA seeks nominations for county committees ahead of 2024 election
All nomination forms for the 2024 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1.
