Farm country rides economic wave
Remember the 1992 presidential campaign that pitted Bill Clinton against Bush the Elder? It gave us that wonderfully pithy saying, "It's the economy, stupid!"
The bail-out heard ’round the world
It is difficult to think about anything but the U.S. banking sector implosion these days. Even though Wall Street is miles from your home...
‘It’s morphin’ time’ for agriculture
There are no super powers out there to magically whisk your farming operation safely into the future, so I gotta tell you: It's morphin' time!
Support of 4-H, FFA youth is priceless
The small signs were plastered throughout the barns at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds: “Who will buy the million dollar steer?” and “Who will buy...
Pay attention to farming’s long view
It's easy to get caught up in this season's crop, this summer's pasture growth or this fall's corn prices. It's not so easy to...
What the heck, Google yourself
I'm an attorney in San Bernardino, Calif.; a staff software engineer for IBM; an art professor at the University of Michigan; and the CEO...
Animal rightists, read no further
We should be able to agree that animal welfare is in society's best interest, and agriculture's best interest.
Economy: ‘Positive, but subdued’
Well, Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain, let's hear it.Let's hear your spiels for turning the U.S. economy around. Tell us your platform for staving...
Unwanted horses: Who wouldn’t want Black Beauty?
Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced it was exploring options to decrease the number of wild horses and burros in the nation's...
Hats off to those dairymen in the trenches
Like most dairy farmers, Larry Stahl wears many hats: mechanic, nutritionist, vet, animal scientist, agronomist. As a Coshocton County commissioner, he also has another...
