Yearly Archives: 2015
Changing climate continues to affect agriculture
The warm fall and winter is affecting us all.
Pheasant hunting: Gift for the guy who has it all
Ohio pheasant hunts are all gone for sure, all but here in Bucyrus, Ohio, where Dennis and Terri Courtad have created what might be called a honey hole for pheasants and pheasant hunters.
Food fads and wrong advice
Some of our beliefs about food and fat may need to be reconsidered.
Online program focuses on livestock and pasture
This course is designed for livestock producers who have already initiated grazing practices on their farm, and who have at least a basic knowledge of the grazing behavior of their animals and of their pasture ecosystems.
Keep pastured poultry warm and dry if you want egg production
Producers who raise pastured poultry and want to maintain egg production this winter should keep their birds as warm and dry as possible, experts from the Purdue University College of Agriculture say.
The trials and tribulations of a thresherman
Years ago, I bought a big stack of American Thresherman magazines from 1924 through 1932. The paper was started by Bascom B. Clarke in 1898, to cater to the many professional thresherman in the country.
Sharing Lyme disease lessons with others
This past summer and well into the fall, with all the factors right for an enormous proliferation of ticks, has found us sharing knowledge gleaned over many years whether we wanted it or not.
The top 5 stories of 2015
2015 has been quite a year. Check out our top 5 biggest stories.
Part II: Tips for keeping New Year’s resolutions for your farm
Farmers make New Year’s resolutions with the best of intentions, but sometimes ‘just getting through the day’ takes priority.
Ask Jen about her New Year’s pork recipe
So, New Year’s is here. Do you have your pork and kraut at midnight or do you make it for dinner on January first?
