Friday, July 26, 2024

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girls at 2011 Trumbull County Fair

#ThankstoFFA

United Local FFA Members

We asked FFA members to share why they say thanks to FFA by participating in our photo booth at the 2016 Ohio FFA Convention in Columbus, May 5 and 6.
Firelands FFA Crochet header

It may not be a typical FFA project but at Firelands High School, students spend downtime with yarn and hook in hand, crocheting for a cause.

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Infographics

completed shale well

In southwestern Pennsylvania, Washington County leads with the highest number of producing wells as of the end of April.
Utica shale wells

Carroll County leads Ohio with the most producing wells again in April.


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Around the Table

Liz Partsch provides a step-by-step guide on how her dad makes blueberry and blackberry jam every year during berry season.
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How Tos

Liz Partsch provides a step-by-step guide on how her dad makes blueberry and blackberry jam every year during berry season.

Ohio State Extension educator shares best practices for managing pests in pastures and forage fields.

Christmas Baking Photo Contest

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Brag About Your Bag

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Columns

There is a black and white snapshot, taken decades ago, of a little girl with wild curls sitting on a large rock in the center of a slow moving river.
white kid goat standing on land

At the very beginning of the pandemic, we brought two orphaned Nigerian dwarf goats home, a little white female and an equally tiny black male. I
a man climbing up a tree in a forest

Columnist Judith Sutherland recalls the freedom she and her sisters experienced while growing up on the farm, including play in the woods and climbing trees.
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Bryce Angell writes about attending a family reunion with his wife's family.
red and gold shotgun shells

Much like today’s ever-present gun violence is just a fact, and the easy access to too many cheap, deadly weapons designed and manufactured only to harm people is a fact.

Infographics

The Trumbull County Fair Livestock Sale took place July 13 and totaled $458,002.91. Find all the results and a full gallery here.

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.

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources reported that a record-breaking black crappie and redear sunfish were caught in June.
cheese

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.
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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.

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Farming 101

5 things young farmers should know about finances

Upcoming features:

Balance sheet

Cash flow

Building credit

We’re featuring a series of “101” columns throughout the year to help young and beginning farmers master farm living. From finances to management to machinery repair and animal care, farmers do it all.