Around the Table
Just how expensive is food in the U.S.? And should it...
Alan Guebert explains the politics behind the rising cost of food.
How-To's
How to manage impact of drought
Ohio State Extension educator David Marrison offers tips and tools for mitigating the financial impacts the 2024 Ohio drought has had on farms.
How to assess damage and help pastures recover from drought
Now is the time to assess pasture damage due to the severe drought and start making and implementing recovery plans.
Columns
Clubmosses brighten the winter woods
Tami Gingrich explores the unique features of an ancient group of vascular plants known as the clubmosses that evolved over 400 million years ago.
How not to talk to strangers
Farm and Dairy Editor Rachel Wagoner loves talking to strangers and hates talking about politics. How does she reconcile these two things?
Embrace the here and now
Judith Sutherland writes about the fleeting nature of life and how we must "embrace the here and now with gusto."
Table it
Kymberly Seabolt struggles to understand the trend of not having or using dining rooms these days. Where do people sit, hold family meetings or do homework?
‘Drill, baby, drill’ may mean ‘lay pipe, baby, lay pipe’
The incoming Trump Administration is less than thrilled with any current program/policy seen as a Biden holdover, a “big government” regulatory scheme or anything “green.”
Do you know your colostrum bacteria levels?
Many studies have shown that decreasing bacteria levels in colostrum leads to healthier calves who consume more starter and are larger at weaning.