Yearly Archives: 2024
Deerfield Ag Services awards 34 fair funding starter scholarships
Deerfield Ag Services awarded $5,000 in Fair Funding Starter Scholarships for the 2024 fair season.
Preparing for construction was heavy, muddy work
Paul Locher details the special tools early settlers would have needed to start constructing buildings when settling in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the 1800s.
Egypt Valley is a government wasteland
A Farm and Dairy reader shares his thoughts on Egypt Valley Wildlife Refuge.
OPSB approves battery storage, transmission lines
The Ohio Power Siting Board approved Ohio Prairie Flyer Energy Storage, LLC to build a battery energy storage system and electric transmission lines.
Penn State to offer ultrasound scanning for sheep, goat producers
Penn State Extension is offering ultrasound carcass scanning to sheep and goat producers.
Free Youth Farm Safety Day planned for June 9 in Ashtabula County
The Ashtabula County Farm Bureau and Progressive Agricultural Foundation are hosting a free youth agriculture safety day for ages 4 and up on June 9.
Penn State to host dairy goat webinar June 17
The Penn State Extension Dairy Team will host a live dairy goat and sheep webinar June 17 from noon to 1 p.m.
Turtles: Give ‘em a brake, not a break!
Tami Gingrich offers motorists a reminder to be on the lookout for turtles as they venture out to find the perfect place to lay their eggs.
Boardman Channel Cats win annual Area 2 Envirothon
Boardman Channel Cats from Boardman High School (Mahoning County) scored 95 points at the Area 2 Envirothon and finished first.
Ohio beginning farmer finds a future in specialty grains
Marysville's Tim Schact is juggling a full-time job, a growing family, renovations on an old farmhouse and the production and marketing of seven specialty grain crops.
