Yearly Archives: 2025
Of schnitz and rye straw
Paul Locher outlines the use of rye straw to make baskets and store dried apple slices, schnitz, at homesteads in the early 1800s in Ohio Country.
Game face
Kymberly Foster Seabolt really wanted her family to be a board game family; sometimes the shoe just doesn't fit.
Consider the negative impact of litter
Noble Soil and Water Conservation District ag and natural resource technician Kirstin Roman outlines the negative impacts of litter.
The rural version of the Golden Rule
Alan Guebert shares a tale to explain the rural version of the Golden Rule: Do unto your neighbors’ farms that you’d have your neighbors to do unto yours.
Roundup of 4-H news for April 10, 2025
Catch up on 4-H news from Leatherwood Valley 4-H club, Hicks and Hayseeds 4-H club and Homestead Hoofers 4-H club.
Roundup of FFA news for April 10, 2025
Catch up on FFA news from Black River FFA and East Knox FFA.
Alexander Smalley looks for a wife
Judith Sutherland takes readers back in time to 1873 via the journals of Ashland County bachelor farmer Alexander Smalley.
How to prevent grass tetany in your herd
Ohio State University Extension educator Ted Wiseman offers insights to prevent grass tetany in cattle herds.
‘The Adventures of Pearl & Theo’ is out at the perfect time
Eliza Blue publishes a new book, “The Adventures of Pearl & Theo," and shares an excerpt from the first chapter.
Water and calf starter are keys to future performance
Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh highlights the importance of water and calf starter to the future performance of dairy cattle.
