Still time to prepare your forage inventory before winter
Winter is quickly approaching, but there's still time to get your forage inventory in order.
Grain markets need some hope
Poor conditions persist, especially for Ohio growers.
Beans, beans, homegrown proteins
Beans can provide homegrown protein for individuals who want to grow their own food.
Watch your herd’s fuel (feed) economy
Milk prices are lower than they were a year ago, so marginal income over feed costs are going to be lower this year compared to last year. We really need to be managing input costs and feed efficiency on dairy farms.
Summer shows and the ‘stuff’ we accumulate
A four-day show rarely gets four good days in a row, but the last of July/ first of August weekend brought just such good weather to us at Portersville, Pennsylvania.
Trophy Life
I am not a trophy mom. I mean I think I'm a catch, but I'm not "into" trophies.
Nothing beats ‘summer school’
As the simplicity of summertime bows to bus schedules, long days and short nights, it still makes me wistful after all these years.
Monarch butterfly numbers are coming back
This summer I saw my first monarch on Aug. 1. Since then, however, I've seen more every day.
Speculators and the wheat market of 1897-98
Joe Leiter's story is another example of how speculators control the prices farmers receive for their products, a practice that continues today -- just ask Marlin Clark.
Everyone deserves a little mercy
Sludge from a mine cleanup spill that turned a Colorado River orange a couple of weeks ago made the EPA a target of criticism...
