Agriculture continues to get more complex every year.No longer do farm families just till the land, plant the seed, watch it grow, harvest the crop, and se
The last couple of weeks have provided for a lot of field work, hay making and planting.As I drive around the county, I feel we are at least 80 to 85 perce
The real reason lumber prices are so high
Tony Nye - OSU Extension
Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc with all of us in so many ways. The havoc has not only included the fear of the virus, but has included just about everything we do and use in our daily lives.
Shortages of this, and high prices for that have driven many of us to the brink of craziness. At times, I wonder if and/or when things that we are accustomed to will ever get back to normal. I’m thinking that since toilet paper is in good supply other things will get back to normal eventually.
‘Solar farms’: How to get unbiased information
Tony Nye - OSU Extension
Solar farms have become a hot topic of discussion in Ohio, and especially here in Clinton County and neighboring Highland County.
Large “utility-scale” solar energy development is on the rise in Ohio. In the past few years, the Ohio Power Siting Board has approved several large-scale solar projects with generating capacities of 50MW or more, and many more projects are pending approval.
These “solar farms” require a large land base, and in Ohio that land base is predominantly farmland.
These solar energy facilities noted on a map at the Ohio Siting Board website at https://bit.ly/3tEuolq will cover about 75,000 acres across Ohio, and many of those acres are currently in agricultural use.
Supporting Clinton County Master Gardeners
Tony Nye - OSU Extension
Roses are red, violets are blue, we have plants, how about you?
The Master Gardener Plant Sale is next weekend, Saturday, May 15 at the Clinton County Fairgrounds and I hope to see all of you! I realize I have already mentioned this event in an earlier column, but I wanted to acknowledge the Master Gardeners and all their efforts for this sale and what the proceeds of this event go for.
First off, the Clinton County Master Gardeners are OSU Extension volunteers that have gone through many hours of training and learning about many horticulturally related topics. In return, they provide literally hundreds of hours each year of volunteer service and education back to the Clinton County Community through several community activities.