Humane Society hopes to bring consumer’s attention to humane care for livestock By MARK FAHEY mfahey@civitasmedia.com People seldom go into grocery stores in Washington Court House looking for meat from farms with humane animal treatment. The shrink-wrapped stacks of beef, chicken and pork come from the major sellers, Cargill and National Beef Packing Co., and there […]
By BRYAN PECK bpeck@newsdemocrat.com A large crowd of people gathered on the farm of Richard Bissantz, off of state Route 125 between Bethel and Hamersville this past month to send off a long time farmer and supporter of the farming industry. Bissantz officially retired from farming on April 13, holding a large scale auction with the […]
Agriculture events and workshops coming to Ohio: May 3: Early registration deadline for Ohio’s Non-Native Invasives workshop May 17 in Mansfield. $45. Later registration (by May 10) $55. Register online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu. Information: ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614–688‑3421. May 7: Climate Tools Cafe 2 Webinar, 1–3 p.m. Overview of tools available to help communities prepare for climate change. Free. Sponsored […]
By ADAM SHEPARD shepard.95@osu.edu As we counted down the final days of April last month, our spring progress is variable depending on your location in the county. We seem to be in the pattern of just enough dry days to think about doing some field work then again come the showers. A couple of growers […]
Worthington – The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) is announcing the launch of the state’s fourth Soybean Yield and Quality Contest for the 2013 growing season. Contestants must be current members of OSA and raise at least 10 acres of soybeans in Ohio. Those who are not currently OSA members may join when entering the contest. The […]
By OSU Extension WOOSTER — Rotten produce. Animal fat. Bad soda. Manure. The Wooster campus of Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) is slowly going to waste. And that’s a good thing. OARDC is using those and many other agricultural and food-processing wastes to meet close to one-third of the 12-megawatt-hour annual […]
Brandi Fornshell of Washington C.H. was selected as one of four finalists to compete at the state level in this year’s Ohio Farm Bureau Discussion Meet. The competition is an annual event aimed at showcasing Ohio’s agricultural professionals. Participants are given topics currently being discussed within the sphere of agriculture and they must expand upon them. […]
By OSU Extension COLUMBUS — The Big 10 may not have prevailed in the national college basketball championship, but The Ohio State University was named national champion in the second annual Environmental March Madness tournament. The competition is sponsored by Enviance Inc. in partnership with GreenBiz Group and Qualtrics. Organizers said in the April 9 […]