Around the Table
Cost of Thanksgiving dinner drops 5%
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 39th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey puts the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 at $58.08.
How-To's
How to manage impact of drought
Ohio State Extension educator David Marrison offers tips and tools for mitigating the financial impacts the 2024 Ohio drought has had on farms.
How to assess damage and help pastures recover from drought
Now is the time to assess pasture damage due to the severe drought and start making and implementing recovery plans.
Columns
The humble wife
A wife sitting at her husband's beside in the hospital reminds Bryce Angell of the healing powers of the Lord.
My cows are not cycling and cystic: What do I do?
Ohio State Extension educator Gustavo Schuenemann discusses triggers for anestrous and anovulation.
Considerations for feeding beef cows this winter
Ohio State Extension educator Garth Ruff provides an overview of management options for winter feeding of beef cows in drought impacted areas.
By hook or by crook, the wheat harvest was accomplished with intensive labor
Paul Locher details how 1800s pioneers in Ohio Country would have accomplished the wheat harvest and describes the tools they would have used to do it.
To bait or not to bait, that’s the question
Jim Abrams shares why his deer feeder is gathering dust in the corner of his barn and he's focused on improving what he knows works on a natural level.
Conservation efforts offer hope to wildlife
Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District education specialist Kelly Riley explains the importance of conservation to wildlife, historically and today.