Yearly Archives: 2025
Spring tree planting: Growing roots for the future
Spring is a great time to plant trees. Cole Plassman, an intern with the Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District, provides tree-planting tips.
Smoldering silo at Portage County farm demolished
Two men and a sledgehammer. That’s all it took to take down the Kotkowskis’ 80-foot concrete silo.
Ohio FFA Convention showcases student leadership, possibilities in agriculture
Ohio FFA's 97th Convention celebrated leadership, career growth and the diverse futures of thousands of student members across the Buckeye State.
The Racing Report: Cody Bova
The Racing Report is back and features spring car driver Cody Bova, from Struthers, Ohio, for its first installment of 2025.
It’s never too early to scout for ticks and tickborne disease
Ohio State Extension educator Timothy McDermott provides management tips for cattle operations to mitigate the impacts of the invasive longhorned tick
Attracting and catching bee swarms
Beekeeper Scott Svab explains how to locate and catch bee swarms to add to a home apiary.
In search of the perfect name for a new foal on the farm
Judith Sutherland considers names for a new foal on her farm.
Hobby to hustle
Kymberly Foster Seabolt finds a new hobby remodeling her daughter's new house.
From scalding trough to gambrels, butchering was a gruesome task
Paul Locher describes the beginning stages of butchering a hog on the frontiers of Ohio Country in the early 1800s.
On the subject of a balanced budget, I repeat myself
Alan Guebert provides a look inside the Department of Government Efficiency's funding cuts to calculate how much it cut back from federal spending.
