To help shed light on the importance of agricultural education and the tremendous contributions of teachers, Nationwide, the No. 1 farm insurer in the United States, has established the Golden Owl Award, honoring the agriculture educator of the year. During…
On the Farm!
According to an April 2018 survey of 269 U.S. farmers, 76 percent of all respondents have concerns related to drone usage. Privacy issues, at 23 percent, topped the list, followed by cybersecurity concerns over data captured and transferred, and potential…
The Ohio Department of Health notified the Geauga County Health District, Monday, Sept. 10, that two horses in Geauga County tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). Neither horse had been vaccinated. WNV is preventable with proper vaccination and horse…
Bill Patterson of Chesterland is chairman of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio Farm…
Gather with us Sept. 27 at St. Mary’s Banquet Hall, 401 North Street, Chardon, as we recognize the Clarke/Sudyk and Haskins farms on their bicentennial stature! We will be electing SWCD supervisors and Farm Bureau board trustees and delegates to…
Join Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull County Farm Bureaus for the 2nd Annual Harvest 5K & 1 Mile Walk, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Race time is 8:30 a.m. at the Geauga County Fairgrounds, 14373 N Cheshire, Burton, Ohio. For full…
The secure storage of pesticides is a good practice for safety reasons and to reduce the potential of vandalism or theft with possible misuse of products. Over the next three weeks, Farming 101 will discuss the pesticide storage construction, security,…
Unfortunately, due to a low number of registrations (only 21), we have decided to cancel Friday’s conference (Aug. 17). We had lots of interest but many who couldn’t take time off work to attend. The numbers were not high enough…
Safety and security of pesticides are the responsibility of the applicator from the moment the applicator takes possession of the chemicals until they are used or disposed. Leaving pesticides unsecured in a vehicle where a child, unauthorized person, vandal, or…
