Yearly Archives: 2025
Roundup of FFA news for May 22, 2025
Catch up on FFA news from Firelands FFA and Miami Trace Great Oaks FFA.
Lessons learned in a calf pen taught lifelong determination
Judith Sutherland remembers raising calves on the dairy farm of her youth, recalling the life lessons she learned those pens.
Nighttime porch lights hurt moths
Stark SWCD District outreach coordinator Elaine Bast outlines the impacts porch lights have on moths, throwing off their ability to navigate.
Ripples of changes are a constant in our lives
Ohio State Extension dairy specialist Maurice Eastridge considers the most valuable characteristics of a dairy cow.
The bamboo Bash — a true classic
Jim Abrams attends his first Bamboo Bash to learn more about fly fishing rods, and commune with like-minded fishermen.
Wisdom for the ages
Kymberly Foster Seabolt considers the advice she was given by her mother and grandmother when she was younger that makes a lot more sense to her now.
H2Ohio wetland restoration project benefits farms and birds
The Little Portage Project has benefited a couple of Ottawa County, Ohio farmers and nearby wetlands that a host of birds and wildlife rely on.
Farm Bill ‘safety net’ mostly ensures need for ‘safety net’
Alan Guebert weighs government support program payouts to farmers against market prices, questioning the effectiveness of the Farm Bill "safety net."
Where all that good meat comes from … as if you really wanted to...
Paul Locher trakes readers to the early 1800s in Ohio Country, explaining how pioneers butchered hog carcasses and made sausage and what tools they used.
Working around hemp dogbane
Ohio State Extension agriculture and natural resources educator Cliff Martin offers tips for managing hemp dogbane in agricultural fields.
