Monthly Archives: November 2007
Beekeeper is a modern-day Thoreau
Writer Sue Hubbell, a fiercely independent beekeeper who makes her living all alone on her land in the Ozarks, had to be convinced that she had a memoir worth writing.
Harvest rarely done by Thanksgiving
Despite Thanksgiving's late November arrival, neither we nor the neighbors of the southern Illinois farm of my youth were done with harvest by the harvest holiday.
Food for Thought
We often feel nostalgic and take time for reflection at holiday time. I hope you'll take some time for this poem.
A soccer mom gets in the game
I am a soccer mom and I am OK with that.
Be thankful despite your troubles
In these very troubled times - national troubles, global troubles, financial troubles, violence troubles, climate and weather troubles, energy troubles, war troubles, strike troubles, health troubles, ad infinitum - there are many families who will surely have trouble being thankful this Thanksgiving Day.
Westmoreland Co. dairyman re-elected PFB vice president
HERSHEY, Pa. - Westmoreland County dairy farmer Richard Ebert has been re-elected vice president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau by delegates at the 57th annual meeting.
Update your Agri-Book listing
Farm and Dairy is currently updating information for its 2008 Agri-Book. The directory lists ag-related nonprofit organizations, breed associations, commodity groups, government agencies and other offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, as well as key associations on the national level.
Tobacco farmers may have a new crop
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A collaborative effort between two colleges at the University of Kentucky, involving the
Scientists are throwing out finicky corn
WASHINGTON - To help family farmers and seed producers better meet market demands and remain independent and profitable, a new initiative is under way.