Questions arise Concerning Extension Office Funding
POMEROY, Ohio – Following the loss of the Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) sales tax revenue, Meigs County is looking...
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Ohio Horses Test Positive for Equine Herpes Virus
Racehorse Owners Encouraged to Closely Monitor Health of Their Animals REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has...
Annual Meigs SWCD Tree Sale Underway
POMEROY, Ohio – In a sure sign that spring is right around the corner, the annual Meigs Soil and Water...
Medical Marijuana License Process Continues to be Questioned, Appeals Being Filed
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The question of licenses for medical marijuana grow facilities in the state continues to be questioned. Many...
County Fair Dates Across the State Announced
Meigs County Fair will be August 13-18, 2018. Raegan Jones showing a Jersey cow during the 2017 Meigs County Fair....
April Conference Promotes Efforts to Bring Healthy Local Food to More Cafeterias
The conference is designed for school districts looking to start or expand a Farm to School program, consumers who want...
Meigs County Under a Flood Warning
UPDATE - The National Weather Service has cancelled this warning for Meigs County. ORIGINAL STORY MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio – As...
Southern FFA Marks Record Fruit Sales
Members of Southern FFA unload citrus early in the morning before school. Submitted photo. RACINE, Ohio – Racine Southern FFA...
Chow Line: Slow Cooker Is a Good Option for Healthy, Hearty Meals on Cold Winter Days
One of my resolutions this year is for my family to eat healthier while I save time and money. Preparing...
Starting a Farm? OSU Offering Course to Help
Rusty gates open to wheat and in the distance canola crops and livestock grazing fields. A course in starting a farm...
Questions arise on medical marijuana licenses
COLUMBUS, Ohio – One state elected official is calling for the suspending the issuance of the Level 1 Cultivator's Licenses...
Farm Service Announces Education Grant Program
STAFF REPORT SOUTHEAST OHIO - The Southern Ohio Agricultural & Community Development Foundation announces the Educational Excellence Competitive Grant Program...
New grazing concept to benefit birds and herds Deadline date Jan. 19
In Ohio, the Bobwhite Quail is currently a species of concern, meaning that it appears to be in decline or...
Meigs SWCD recognized for role in stream reclamation project
The Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District in October received the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award for 2017 from the...
Multiple agencies participate in closing down alleged ‘bearbaiting’
LONG BOTTOM, Ohio - Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood reports that on Saturday, November 11, 2017, the Ohio Department of...
Meigs named site of Level II medical marijuana facility
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Meigs County will be the site of new medical marijuana growing facility located in Langsville, Ohio. The...
Seven fire departments respond as 450 bales burn at local dairy farm
Firefighters were battling a hay bale fire after 2 a.m. Oct. 28, 2017 at the Holter Holstein Farm. Photo by...
NRCS announces EQIP deadline for local agriculture producers
POMEROY, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced Friday, Nov. 17, as the deadline...
Chow Line: Fall offers more than just pumpkins
I know that autumn is a great time to buy pumpkins, but I’m not so sure what other produce is...
Rio Wildlife Society to host speaker on feral swine
Wild boar in Ohio. File photo. RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College...
Milkweed seed pod collection for Monarch butterflies continues
POMEROY – Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout Ohio are once again collecting milkweed seed pods in an effort to...
Drones the topic of annual Meigs SWCD meeting and election
Drones will be discussed by speaker John Bentz at the Meigs County Soil and Water Conservation meeting. File photo. POMEROY,...
Bob Evans Farms sold to Post Holdings
St. Louis, Missouri and New Albany, Ohio - Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) (“Post”) and Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOBE) (“Bob...
Keeping farm workers safe
Live demonstrations on grain safety awareness will take place at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon at The Farm Science...
Check out the Gwynne Conservation Area at Farm Science Review
A prairie flower blooms in the Gwynne Conservation Area during the 2016 Farm Science Review. (Photo: CFAES.) LONDON, Ohio —...
