Ag in the middle is getting squeezed, but that doesn’t have to be you
Nationally, mid-sized farms make up the largest share of 'working farms.' You're not too big, but not too little. Goldilocks might say you're just right.
Old farm publications create trips back in time
My column two weeks ago about Cyclone seeders brought a couple of interesting responses (I love email – it’s so fast and easy to...
Hazlett: A new day
A NEW DAYI have heard it said by many people “If I could live my life over and know what I know now, I...
A closer look at the 2011 deer season harvest
Although hunters are often asked if they were successful, the majority of Ohio’s deer hunters find success in just being there whether they manage...
Old farm publications create trips back in time
My column two weeks ago about Cyclone seeders brought a couple of interesting responses (I love email - it's so fast and easy to...
Five more minutes? Alarming idea (to the folks who bring you The Most...
It's like this: I'm adrift in dreamland, when I'm rudely startled awake by the "Bleet-Bleet-Pounding-In-Your-Brain-Bleet-Bleet" of The Most Annoying Alarm Clock In The History Of the World (Patent Pending).
FSA Andy: Eating that milk chocolate Easter bunny and thinking about MILC
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the Milk Income Loss Contract will kick in for February, the first time there has been a payment for MILC since April 2010.
Conservation starts in your backyard
COSHOCTON, Ohio -- Do you ever remember mowing your lawn in March? Due to the warm weather this year many of us did just...
The Bluebird Effect explains uncommon bonds
The backyard nesting season is well under way here on the ridge. The first complete bluebird nest held five eggs on March 26. As...
Spring: Easter, birthdays and new life
Remember when old ones died and new were born. And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged. Remember when 30 seemed so old. Now, lookin' back...