By Becky Brooks BVUnews@civitasmedia.com Despite the massive blue-green algae bloom in Lake Erie in 2011, Ohio experts are hopeful that voluntary efforts by those in the agricultural industry can avoid a similar situation in 2013 and future years. The algae bloom in 2012 was far smaller, but experts say that is because the region saw […]
REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced it will extend the deadline for the 2013 “Agriculture is Cool!” Creative Expressions contest until Wednesday, May 15. Ohio children enrolled in school or home schooled during the 2012–2013 academic year will have until that date to capture and submit their personal interpretation of why Ohio agriculture […]
By Michael Carter clydenews@bizwoh.rr.com For more than 125 years the Snavely family has been one of Seneca County’s largest Maple Syrup producers. Paul and Evelyn Snavely are now in charge of the Maple Camp that dates back to the late 1800s. Paul and Evelyn, both 68 and married for 50 years, have plenty of help, however. They, along […]
By JOHN FLESHER TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Live Asian carp don’t necessarily have to be present for their DNA to turn up in the environment, according to a government study released Wednesday that could intensify the debate over how to prevent the aggressive, hungry invaders from reaching the Great Lakes and other vulnerable waters. […]
By Becky Brooks bbrooks@civitasmedia.com It’s no surprise that the No. 1 factor affecting agriculture in 2012 was the drought, which stretched coast to coast in some level. “The things you have to look at is the reds and maroons on the map,” pointed out Barry Ward, leader for Production Business Management for the Department of Agriculture, […]
By Michael Carter The Ohio Department of National Resources Division of Wildlife has a vast range of duties as it relates to agriculture. Possibly one of their biggest involvements in this business is providing quality service to farm producers experiencing wildlife damage to their crops. Wildlife not only build their homes in fields, they also use […]
By Jeanette Ricker ACRES correspondent The Harlow L. Stahl Century Farm at 9507 state Route 113 in Erie County east of Bellevue has no sign in the yard, but has been in the family for 127 years. The current owner, Harlow L. Stahl, 82, has lived there all of his life. There was no celebration or special […]
By DAVID J. COEHRS Ryan Schroeder calls springtime the Christmas of bird-watchers, but said not to discount winter as another prime viewing time. The manager of Goll Woods State Nature Preserve said, in fact, winter birding has certain advantages, and allows veterans and amateurs alike to catch sight of species that take up residence in the […]