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Nothing replaces a good farm dog

January 24, 2008

Standing at the fence, enjoying a rare day of sunshine in January here on our farm, I watched our dog Channing circling the pasture in a sweeping motion and wondered what she was up to now.

Bull and bear get piggish competition

Alan Guebert -

January 24, 2008

An unwritten motto of a former employer, market adviser Professional Farmers of America, was that it's easier to turn journalists into economists than economists into journalists.

My Crush on Marion

Laurie Marlatt Steeb -

January 24, 2008

It's a fine man's name, though you don't hear it used much. Marion Morrison, who surely could have found fame using his real name, became better known as John Wayne, then dubbed simply "Duke".

Time (and cellular minutes) is money

Kymberly Foster Seabolt -

January 24, 2008

Apparently, a 50-percent divorce rate isn't high enough for the cellular telephone industry. No, they've given otherwise loving couples yet one more thing to squabble over: shared minutes.

Treat soydiesel like any diesel fuel

Other News -

January 24, 2008

COLUMBUS - Now that winter has arrived, it's time to take extra care with the soy biodiesel fuel that powers many of the state's trucks, tractors and farm equipment.

Climate and soils support tropical crop research

Other News -

January 24, 2008

WASHINGTON - The heat and humidity are no bother to Ricardo Goenaga as he walks from tree to 9-foot-tall tree in an experimental plot the

An exotic fruits sampler

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January 24, 2008

Here are some details about other fruits being studied at the Agricultural Research Station's Tropical Agriculture Research Station in Mayag

SALEM, Ohio - It's not over yet. So says Rose Wallace, the Ashtabula County farm owner who, along with her husband, Dennis, vowed nearly a year ago to give their farm to the winner of an essay contest.