War heros should share their stories
I have often thought that some of the best stories are the ones that are never told. There are likely many such tales in...
The history of steam engines: Who made them?
When I started this series of articles many years ago, I featured the specific properties of various makes of engines in several articles. Since...
I really am lucky to ‘get to’ be so stressed
When you really get down to it, life is made up not of what you “have” to do but what you “get” to do — and that makes all the difference.
Blue green algae: You don’t need to fix the problem if it doesn’t happen...
If you raise crops, and fertilizer is your biggest expense, then it only makes sense to use it wisely, and following the 4Rs can increase productivity and minimize the environmental impact of continuous cropping.
Walleye lovers always angling for ways to fish
Ohio Walleye Federation events are open to weekend anglers as well as serious walleye chasers.
Don’t count on robins to herald spring; they tend to winter by food sources
Darleen Flaherty of Taylor, Mich., writes, “Several Michigan friends and I spotted robins in various locations in the lower half of Michigan’s lower peninsula...
‘What’s a fair price to pay to rent farmland in eastern Ohio?’ Well,...
Just because one farmer offers to pay more per acre doesn’t necessarily mean they will care for the land like someone who offers less per acre.
Ronnie Kirk, we barely knew you … but we remember
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to...
Winter grain markets still hiding secrets
The middle of March is a hard time to plan grain marketing. We are in the dark about actual planting plans, spring weather, and the results of the winter weather we are now experiencing.
Squeezing the energy out of your grain!
Some things were tolerable with $2 corn that are out of the question now that we deal with $7 corn. Undigested grain in the...
