Tag: conservation
With all the oil and gas drilling buzz, who’s thinking about...
With all the attention that is being given to the oil and gas play in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, have you thought what the local soil and water conservation district could do to assist you as a landowner?
USDA announces new conservation assistance funding is now available
COLUMBUS -- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Ohio State Conservationist Terry Cosby has announced the availability of Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP) funding.
OEFFA conference offers full day of local food/farming connections
Pre-conferences expand on Slow Money Alliance and cover crops.
Elder brothers feel that change is what will keep their family...
In an effort to make the operation profitable, the Elder brothers have turned their attention to grazing their cattle.
Geotextile fabric great for heavy-use
As beneficial as soil is, even we conservationists have a hard time extolling its virtues when spring rains turn farms to mud and the cows are standing in it up to their knees.
Weed killer Atrazine aids conservation tillage
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- According to a new study by Paul D. Mitchell, ag economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the herbicide atrazine benefits U.S. corn, sorghum and sugar cane farmers by up to $3.3 billion annually, thanks to increased yield, decreased cost and reduced soil erosion.
OSU Extension, conservation services partner for livestock composting workshop
NEWARK, Ohio -- The Seneca, Crawford and Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Natural Resources Conservation Service and OSU Extension will hold a livestock mortality composting workshop Jan. 18 from 7-9 p.m. at Wyandot County Recycling Center, 11385 County Highway 4, Carey, Ohio.
Abraham Lincoln makes appearance at Wayne SWCD annual meeting
WOOSTER, Ohio -- It was fitting that the man who signed the proclamation for the first official Thanksgiving and established the U.S. Department of Agriculture was on hand help celebrate agriculture and conservation at the 2011 Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District annual meeting.
Ohio farmers battle sedimentation, nutrient runoff in creative ways
Farmers stepping up conservation efforts, in light of new algal blooms in Lake Erie watershed.
Stark SWCD plans annual meeting and elections
MASSILLON, Ohio -- The board of supervisors of the Stark Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its annual meeting and banquet Nov. 17 at the RG Drage Career Center in Massillon, Ohio.
