When I checked my nest boxes this week, about half were still occupied — by mice. When I gently probed the mass of dried leaves with a stick, it was only a moment before I had a mouse running down my leg.
Deermice and white-footed mice commonly use nest boxes intended for cavity-nesting birds, and […]

Almost before her first cup of government coffee cooled, Christine Varney, the antitrust chief at the U.S. Department of Justice since April 20, tossed the Bush Administration’s antitrust guidelines — described as toothless — out the window.

New collusion cop

There’s a new collusion cop in town, she explained May 9, and DOJ’s “Antitrust Division will […]

Hello friends,
Fall is a wonderful time of year to appreciate how beautiful Ohio and Pennsylvania can be. As my farmers have been working long hours to try to complete their harvests, the fall colors have been just spectacular this year.
Of course, fall weather can be different from day to day, too. I know some […]

Have you ever been to the grocery store or the gas station and had the clerk talk on their cell phone or text a message while trying to take care of you?
It has happened to me and you’ve probably had it happen to you or maybe witnessed it happen to someone else.
Have you […]

One of my very first columns written for Farm and Dairy centered around the topic of my excited impatience as I awaited the birth of my second baby. That baby girl just turned 21 a couple of days ago.
I have come to realize that parenting is very much like living through the seasons. As […]