COLUMBUS (AP) — A major horse show held each year at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus says it needs room and money to grow, and officials are making rumblings about moving. Manager Cam Foreman of the All American Quarter Horse Congress says it has “maxed out” on its existing facilities. He tells The Columbus […]
Small farm landowners interested in improving production and marketing practices will get the information they need in March at conferences hosted by Ohio State University Extension’s Small Farm Program in Wilmington and Massillon. The first conference is the fourth annual “Opening Doors to Success” Small Farm Conference and Trade Show, March 9–10 at Wilmington College […]
NORWALK — The Huron County Master Gardener Volunteers have announced three exciting public education programs for the spring which focus on annuals, perennials, and tree care. Bill Collins, the head gardener at Kingwood Center Gardens in Mansfield will present “Amazing Annuals in Garden Design” Saturday, Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. till noon at the Huron County […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians may eventually have no safe haven left on the globe because of a triple threat of worsening scourges, a new study predicts. Scientists have long known that amphibians are under attack from a killer fungus, climate change and shrinking habitat. In the study appearing online Wednesday in […]
By BEcky Brooks RFD Managing Editor While looking for cost saving programs across Ohio, State Auditor David Yost visited the Sandusky County Jail garden on last month. Sheriff Kyle Overmyer, the state’s youngest sheriff, said that since his department put in the garden on jail property behind the facility on Countryside Drive in Fremont, he has […]
By HANNAH MINGUS RFD correspondent Polly Feasel, of 168 Martha St., Tiffin, was recently inducted as the president of the Ohio State Chapters of The United Grandmother Chapters of the United States, Inc. With 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a sixth on the way, she has plenty of grandmother experience to be qualified for the job. […]
There are a lot of things that kids living in a rural setting can do growing up and hunting is one of them. Hunting can be fun and it can become a lifelong passion for some but for the Hisey family of rural Green Springs it’s all about making memories. Its happy memories that help […]
By JEANETTE RICKER RFD Correspondent Residents in Wyandot County and around the world are kept warm and comforted by quilts made by their talented quilters. The quilts, made by a number of groups, are colorful creations made by ladies who share the common love of fabric, color and the desire to brighten and comfort the […]