Commentary

HSUS creates its own Ohio ag council to try and gain farming ‘street cred’

Thursday, May 9, 2013 by Susan Crowell

I wasn’t going to write about it. I truly wasn’t. I was going to let last week’s news story by reporter Kristy Seachrist stand on its own, and let readers read between the lines for themselves about how the Humane Society of the United States was creating a new agriculture advisory council in Ohio “to [...]

Immigration reform affects farming

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Susan Crowell

One source estimates 55 to 75 percent of farm workers lack legal status, while others put the number at closer to 20 percent.

Saying goodbye: Trying to become Miriam Miller’s daughter

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 by Susan Crowell

Editor Susan Crowell says goodbye to her mother.

Today, agriculture is war of words, but we can end the food fight

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 by Susan Crowell

No More Food Fights: We have to make time to come together around the food plate, to have a conversation — a human connection — that doesn’t end in a food fight.

Paul Harvey’s words still ring true: God said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So he made a farmer

Monday, February 4, 2013 by Susan Crowell

It was a Super Bowl ad that grabbed our attention for its shear simplicity, not its shock factor. Paul Harvey sharing his, “So God Made a Farmer” tribute.

I’m all for finding partners, building coalitions. Just not with HSUS

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 by Susan Crowell

Find new alliances? Sit down and work out compromises? Editor Susan Crowell is all for it, just as long as we’re not dealing with the HSUS.

GMO basher, Mark Lynas, makes an about-face

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by Susan Crowell

Most of us are science illiterate. That’s why emotion and public perception steers policy, not science. A GMO opponent changes his mind.

Can politicians restore nation’s trust?

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by Susan Crowell

I don’t know what they’re doing in D.C., but it’s clear what they’re not doing. The work we sent them there to do.

Yes, agriculture IS Ohio’s No. 1 industry

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 by Susan Crowell

Agriculture drives a huge chunk of the economy in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. And that’s not hyperbole, it’s fact.

To farm successfully, it’s all about who you know

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 by Susan Crowell

Editor Susan Crowell shares the importance of seeking others’ advice when it comes to improving your farm. Grazing councils are a great example.