Monthly Archives: April 2010
It may not be Paris, but it comes close
Journalism and jets have carried me to some of the world's great capitals. Most of those cities, like New Delhi, Paris, London, Prague, Mexico...
Infidelity is not an oops
Upon ironclad confirmation that superstar golfer Tiger Woods had engaged in a pattern of marital infidelity of such scope, breadth and sheer numbers that...
Farms have lexicon only natives know
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy ColumnistEvery farm comes with a unique little map, complete with a language known only to those who live and...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 15, 2010
CANTON, Ohio -- The Happy Farmerettes and Farmers 4-H club of Osnaburg Township held a meeting April 8 at the Thouvenin home. Installation of...
Ahh … the sweet smell of spring
At the Harrison Soil and Water Conservation District, we seem to be getting an increasing number of calls related to the smell and handling...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of April 15, 2010
ALLIANCE, Ohio --Members of the Marlington FFA chapter went to the Ohio State Expo Center in Columbus for the state FFA judging contests March...
Vacation with us … Soroka
Steve Soroka of Vienna, Ohio, brought his “old friend” Farm and Dairy with him during a trip to Bonita Springs, Florida. Soroka went south...
It’s a war, not a battle: Animal rights groups and livestock producers
Ohio Livestock Coalition found out it may be impossible to pacify HSUS.
What does ‘socially just’ agriculture mean?
Society currently expects three things from farmers. First, produce high quality and safe food. Second, protect the environment. Third, treat farm animals humanely. But some still clamor that's not enough.
Weather volatile, grain market stagnant
In the nearly two weeks since the USDA's Planting Intentions Report release, we have seen corn prices decline and soybean prices make small gains. Part of the confusion in the corn is that there was no surprise.
