Yearly Archives: 2018
Studying the common house finch from my window
The house finch is a small songbird about the size of the house sparrow with a large beak, short wings, and a long, notched tail.
It’s OK to just say no!
Kymberly Foster Seabolt urges us to guard our energy and focus our gifts where they can be most useful.
Vacationing away from the hustle and bustle
Mike Tontimonia and his wife have been visiting Nags Head for more than 20 years, with the best being the weeks they rented cottages right on the beach.
Farm bureau creates financial workshops
Retirement planning, financial risk management and farm transition planning are to be topics of several Farm Bureau Financial Essentials workshops.
How will people read your story?
We are now living through moments that will become history. What will we do about the things that are difficult to hear?
Will the farm bill get done on time?
While the Senate and House each passed versions of the farm bill earlier this summer, neither is in a hurry to combine them before leaving Capitol Hill.
Field demos big part of Empire Farm Days
The working equipment field demos at Empire Farm Days, Aug. 7-9, in Seneca Falls, New York, will include manure application demonstrations.
Roundup of gardening news for July 26, 2018
Catch up on local gardening news in Portage County and Trumbull County, Ohio.
Western Pennsylvania dairy show posts Red and White results
The Western Pennsylvania Red & White Holstein show was held July 21 at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds. Jeff Brown judged 36 head of cattle.
Quick soil test to determine nitrogen need
Soil scientists at Ohio State University and Cornell University think a test for protein in soil could also be used as a test for available nitrogen.
