Dairy Excel: OSU’s ag economics information just got a lot easier to access
The Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics has a new look to its website.
Farm and Food File: Will changing the milk system help?
It's simply isn't true that only nine people in America understand the nation's arcane federal milk price formula. Only four people understand it.
Life Out Loud: Make time for fun in last days of summer
I don't want to panic anyone but we are almost out of summer. Soon some perky television meteorologist will inform us with malicious glee that the end has come.
Encountering the wild at a rest stop
It pays to be prepared. That's why I always try to keep a pair of binoculars in the car. Last week, while traveling home...
Ohio crops are late, but improving
The casual view from the windshield is of good crops. The reality is that we are very late, however, and that exposes us to less yield and fears of maturity. A frost scare the end of September would change things a lot.
Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Catalog from 1894 gave advice to farm owners
I have a reprint of The Country Gentleman's Catalogue for 1894. Published in England, it was meant not for the English yeoman farmer who actually did the work, but for the "gentlemen" who owned those farms and estates.
FSA Andy: Low-interest loans can teach youth financial responsibility
The Farm Service Agency has Youth Loans available. These loans can be up to $5,000 and the youth must be age 10 through 20.
Life Out Loud: It came in through the window
The devil is in my house. It came in through a window, like most burglars do, gaining entry to our inner sanctum and stealing my pride without my knowledge or consent.
Dairy Excel: Water is the most valuable nutrient. Are your cows getting enough?
We need to be on our best behavior in the management of the water supply for dairy cattle during the summer.
Judith Sutherland: Grandmother lives on in shepherds
The regret of never having had the opportunity to meet my paternal grandmother has always been with me, but the sense of loss has become stronger as I have grown older.
