LOUDONVILLE — A Loudonville farm family has earned statewide accolades. The Ohio Department of Agriculture awarded Atterholt Farms the Conservation Farm Family Award for practicing exemplary efforts to conserve natural resources on its farmlands. ODA presented the awards to the five winners on Sept. 19 at the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio. Mike and […]
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Richland, Ashland, Knox counties enter drought, farmers feel effects
MANSFIELD — Parts of Ashland and Richland counties have entered into “abnormally dry” drought status and the southeastern corner of Knox County has entered into “severe drought” status. The entire state of Ohio is experiencing some level of drought as of Sept. 18. Most of the state falls under “moderate drought” status — the second […]
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Farmer-led research powers new findings, effective agricultural practices
If you think this is a group therapy session, you’d be wrong. It’s actually a gathering of scientific researchers – conducted not just for farmers, but by farmers. “From The Ground Up” is a five-year project that kicked off last year with a $10 million grant from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. It works […]