West Nile encephalitis is an inflammation of the central nervous system, which is caused by infection with West Nile Virus. People and animals can become infected from the bite of certain kinds of mosquitoes that are infected with the … [Read more...]
CROP FAILURES CAN CAUSE WORLD CONSEQUENCES By Tom Dayton
This past week we celebrated the Irish holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. Never mind that St. Patrick was English and that the English and Irish had been enemies for centuries. Here too in the United States, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated … [Read more...]
Roger Baker of Wooster has been re-elected District 8 trustee for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.
Roger Baker of Wooster has been re-elected District 8 trustee for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. During his third three-year term, he will help govern the state’s largest general farm organization and represent Farm Bureau members from Ashland, … [Read more...]
The 10th Annual Farmers’ Share Breakfast, Summit County Farm Bureau’s opportunity to feed your stomachs and your minds, at the same time.
The Summit County Farm Bureau’s 10th Annual Farmers’ Share Breakfast will be held on Saturday, March 10th at Copley High School, 3807 Ridgewood Road in Copley. A breakfast of pancakes (with local maple syrup), sausage, scrambled eggs, milk and coffee … [Read more...]
Pesticide Use in Agriculture Increases Crop Yields … Or, Maybe Not…….. By Tom Dayton
Last autumn in the United Kingdom, strips of wild flowers were planted through crop fields. It is hoped that these wild flower strips will function as a nursery for wild insects that will attack insects harmful to a variety of crops. According to … [Read more...]