Tag: conservation
Climate change and agriculture: What’s real and what matters?
Unusual weather the past couple years has renewed interest in climate talks.
Drought caught you short on feed?
The drought of 2012 has caused many livestock producers to question the feed they have on hand or will be harvesting this fall. Will...
Gray tree frogs can be noisy masters of disguise
July was too hot and dry for man or beast. One of the consequences is that evenings were quiet. I don’t think I heard...
Protecting the soil from the air
"Over 2300 acres of conservation on the ground in two days -- this is definitely a worthwhile project!" That was the comment we heard...
How to be eco-friendly in college
NEW YORK -- Many of today's college-aged youngsters are socially conscious, fully aware their choices affect not only themselves, but those around them as...
Clean energy projects creating jobs
WASHINGTON -- As many as 37,409 jobs could be created from the more than 70 major clean energy projects announced across the U.S. during...
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.
