Monthly Archives: March 2011
Seeking Ohio’s conservation leaders
Deadline for submitting Conservation Farm Family Award nomination forms is May 1.
Top grades and relationships: You have to work at it in farming, too
Nobody likes to be told that they’ve done a bad job. Think of the situation-comedy or movie scene: A junior high student has worked...
COBA Select Sires: A genetic matchmaker of sorts
SALEM, Ohio — The farm lane is lined with a welcoming committee. It appears a group of cats has gathered in the drive, waiting...
We take our well water for granted
When drilling a water well, no one can guarantee you that you will have water or how much water you will have. When you hire a well driller to drill you a well, you are paying for a developed hole in the ground -- nothing more.
Youth loan program assists aspiring farmers
Hello friends,The Farm Service Agency has a loan program to assist rural youth establish and operate income-producing agriculture projects. The youth loan program is...
Disregard robins when looking for signs of spring
When I was a kid, one of the things I learned on television was that, "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature." Apparently, however,...
Life’s too short for mindless chores
Matching up socks, I'm fairly sure, is a task they make you do repeatedly in hell. I used to carefully match and pair different...
Mother Nature is always in charge
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy columnistHoping for a little Irish luck, all I am asking is to replace the mud with a whole lot...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 17, 2011:
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Mahoning County Outdoorsmen 4-H club met March 11. Trooper Greg Dipetro from the State Highway Patrol come to talk to the...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of March 17, 2011:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- The West Holmes FFA Ag Sales Team competed in the state contest March 5 at Ohio State University. The team placed...
