Monthly Archives: September 2009
Farm Science Review 2009 gets set to wrap up
Scenes from the Farm Science Review 2009
Farmers, are you asking the right questions?
You are not alone. Whether or not you realize it, you have a team -- your vet, your lender, your extension educator, your nutritionist, your friends, and even another farmer you respect. Ask them the right questions and challenge them to ask you good ones in return.
FSA Andy for Sept. 24, 2009
Hello Again!
It seems as though “going green” is all the rage. More and more people are looking for environmentally friendly, sustainable and all natural...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Sept. 24, 2009
Hello from Hazard!All's quiet on the Hazard-ous front -- meaning we haven't heard boo about Item No. 872 from anyone. Here's what we told...
Showing horses for two Ellsworth sisters turns out to be a family thing
Fair season is over and the memories are filed in another chapter in a Mahoning County family’s life.
The squirrel and the ‘possum: A story of American agriculture
I have had bird feeders close to the house for 35 years. The bear tore them down a couple of times a few years...
Addressing difficult issues on the farm
You may not be listed as the farm's primary operator, but as a partner in the operation you may have to be the voice...
Enjoy the gifts of an early fall
"I spent the afternoon astraddle the ridge of the new barn-loft roof laying down a ridgecap, a course of overlapping shingles that covers the...
The father of the Green Revolution
If pushed to guess, I suspect that few of the lengthy, laudatory obituaries published the week after his Sept. 12 death would have pleased...
Least among us: Weasel common, but seldom seen
Though most active between dusk and dawn, weasels hunt any time they're hungry. Their small size and secretive nature, however, make them difficult to observe.
