Tag: conservation
Wayne County Farm Bureau ODA director: Agriculture is big deal
SMITHVILLE, Ohio — David Daniels is passionate about keeping Ohio agriculture a strong industry. “Ohio agriculture is a $105 billion industry,” said Daniels, director...
Creating healthy landscapes through the power of partnerships
CUMBERLAND, Ohio -- One of the world's largest wildlife conservation centers, The Wilds, is nestled among the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio's Muskingum County....
Why not donate to a conservation district?
Over the years in the soil and water conservation world in northeast Ohio, there has been at best, little attention given to marketing local...
Anaerobic digestion training offered
Ohio State University will hold a first-of-its-kind training course on anaerobic digestion, a waste management process that livestock farms and wastewater plants are increasingly using to produce biogas, a type of renewable fuel.
Wildlife netting can do far more harm than good
Three years ago my wife found an opossum in one of our sheds with a plastic six-pack ring around its neck. I immobilized the...
Highly Erodible Land Initiative begins
COLUMBUS -- Steve Maurer, state executive director for Ohio's Farm Service Agency, announced that continuous sign-up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the...
Chardon High School earns fourth place at 2012 Canon Envirothon
COLUMBUS -- A five-member team of students from Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, has earned a fourth place finish out of 54 teams...
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy– about conservation programs
Hello Again!Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture began sign up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the...
Pa. Farm Link unveils new website
Finding the right farm property can be a daunting task for a beginning farmer. Landowners looking for someone to lease or purchase their property are also looking for the correct person to take over the land.
