Tag: Ohio
Medina girl finds a way with 4-H animals
Allie Loftis didn't grow up on a farm, but she found one to help house her livestock projects.
Conservation projects aim to fill gap left by traditional funding
Four projects aim to remove nitrogen and phosphorus before they enter the Ohio River basin.
Locke family raises the kind of sheep ‘that make meat’
Coshocton County family builds on generations of sheep production experience.
Aquaponics workshop to be held July 10-11 in Piketon
The workshop will offer in-depth, hands-on training covering different aquaponics methods, aquaponics food production, business aspects and marketing strategies, how to handle and maintain your fish and plants and much more.
Learning from mistakes: Late-born calves lead to a year of hard-hit...
Harry Kenney, of Kenney Farms: "We are trying to maintain high quality forage as close to year around and winter feeding with hay. If a cow can’t live on hay and grass I don’t want it here.”
Off the beaten path: ODNR Tree Farmer of the Year’s long...
At the time he purchased the 150-acre property in Harrison County, Ohio, Alan Walter didn’t plan on becoming a tree farmer. This year he was named Ohio Tree Farmer of the Year.
Utica and Marcellus shale: Fewer well permits in April; reflects economy
This April, the ODNR issued 19 permits.
Fewer new well permits issued in Ohio in March
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 38 new permits for horizontal wells in March, a five-permit drop from February, but still more than the 32 issued in the state in January.
Tri-State Beef processing plant coming to Gallia County
Impacts of the proposed Tri-State Beef processing facility planned in southern Ohio will be felt beyond the state lines.
Ohio septic system regulations overhauled
Nearly 31 percent of all septic systems in Ohio are failing. Ohio's overhaul of its septic system regs may prompt more homeowner headaches, but result in cleaner environment.