Tag: conservation
Square foot gardening can be fruitful
A funny, but prompting, story. My parents only live two houses away from me and my Dad puts out the most beautiful vegetable garden...
Bigger programs, bigger boondoggles
In mid-June, the best guessers on Capitol Hill handicapped a probable 2012 Farm bill this way: either the Senate passes its version by the...
Don’t be in a hurry to sell your mineral rights
Take a ride in eastern Ohio and it is evident the landscape is changing. In some areas, driveways for gas well sites are being constructed, well pads are being poured and drilling is commencing, all for the much-touted energy boom.
Thank a hunter for 75 years of conservation
Later this year, the conservation community will celebrate the 75th anniversary of federal legislation that keeps state wildlife agencies afloat. On Sept. 2,...
Some hot numbers in cold times
As the world stumbles toward a summer of financial winter, one part of the American economy continues its merry, five-year waltz: U.S. ag exports...
Manchester Farms Pennsylvania farm spans 213 years
Historic western Pa. farm fighting to survive, surrounded by longwall mining.
Marcellus and Utica shale: May appears to be busy month for...
The photo is a shot of Washington County, Pennsylvania. A compressor station that services several Marcellus shale wells is located near the rear of some farms.
USDA issues order: Five county FSA offices to close in...
The USDA issued this map of the offices that will be closing.
Urban and rural: Congresswoman takes time to hear from both sides
BURTON, Ohio — Connecting the urban side and the rural side of the farm bill isn’t going to be easy. Throw in the differing...
What they don’t tell you at graduation is what will matter...
For nearly four decades, my career path has found roots in the educational system. As a “baby boomer,” I have observed changing attitudes of...
