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Packing School Lunches for Picky Eaters
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/packing-school-lunches-picky-eaters
The start of the next school year is just around the corner, which means figuring out the routine all over again. One piece of that routine might include packing lunches, which can feel like a hassle sometimes. Yet a healthy lunch is important for a child ...
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(Backyard) Bird is the Word- Raise Your Own Little Chicks
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/backyard-bird-word-raise-your-own-little-chicks
I hate to keep bringing up a sore subject, but the coronavirus pandemic sparked a nationwide interest in backyard poultry flocks. Quite frankly, I am a huge fan of the gig – fresh eggs, roaster chicken (if meat birds are your thing), and of course, colorf ...
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Upcoming Ag Events
https://wayne.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture-and-natural-resources/upcoming-ag-events
Upcoming Ag Events Presale Tickets for Farm Science Review They're here....Farm Science Review presale tickets!! Please stop by the Wayne County Extension Office to purchase admission tickets for the annual Farm Science Review form September 21-23, 2 ...
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Easy Home Food Preservation
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/easy-home-food-preservation
Interested in preserving foods at home but don’t know where to start? You might be surprised to learn there are a variety of food preservation methods – canning, drying, freezing, and fermenting, to name a few. There are several methods that require littl ...
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Rain, Rain, Go Away, Right On Down the Ditch and Drain
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/rain-rain-go-away-righto-down-ditch-and-drain
It’s not a surprise to anyone that last week was a little wet. Okay, maybe a lot wet. Most folks I talked with reported no less than 2 inches of rain in a day of torrential downpours. For a 10-acre farm, that equates to 543,080 gallons of water! I won’t e ...
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Making Time for Family Vacations
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/making-time-family-vacations
July is a month where many are looking forward to time away from work, a vacation that can be arranged with family and/or friends. I found some information that got me to thinking about how I approach vacation time and I hope you will find it helpful as ...
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Japanese Beetles- Little Beetles with Big Appetites
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/japanese-beetles-little-beetles-big-appetites
This past week I have been asked several questions regarding Japanese beetles. Typically, Japanese beetles emerge around the last week in June. This year, earlier emergence can be attributed to our warmer than average temperatures that are causing growi ...
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Honda Supports Wayne County 4-H
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/honda-supports-wayne-county-4-h
College Hills Honda of Wooster in partnership with the Northern Ohio Honda Dealers recently presented a gift of $2,000 to our Wayne County 4-H Camp Counselors to help provide camp scholarships and support for our camp counselors. 4-H Camp just ended July ...
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Crop Scouting Update
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/crop-scouting-update
As the growing season moves along so do the potential pests and diseases of our various crops. Scouting at least a few fields of each crop on a regular basis can provide warning of increasing insect and disease pressure which allows for more efficient and ...
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Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me. Or My Cows!
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/shoo-fly-dont-bother-me-or-my-cows
Farming in the winter is usually not a livestock producer’s favorite time of the year. But, if I must give it a positive aspect, the lack of flies and other flying pests make it somewhat enjoyable compared to when those same critters burst forth in full s ...