Dairy farmers caught between a rock and a hard place
Editor:
Dairy farmers across the nation are once again left without effective farm bill legislation. Another year of hard work by dairy farm groups to...
A House divided: Farm bill is fall guy
Political or dysfunctional. Take your pick for describing the U.S. House of Representatives’ actions when the farm bill came up for a vote on the floor.
Teens DO look to you for guidance
Every youth could benefit from hearing from you, and I can think of no greater lesson you could share than the passion you each bear for your own life’s work.
Men’s breast cancer a concern, too
Editor:
At a recent dedication of our mammogram room (now the Suzy Room ), I met with Executive Director Sean Shacklett, of Susan G. Komen...
Commercial kitchens: Can we stir up new food processing in Ohio?
A commercial kitchen lets food entrepreneurs rent time in a licensed facility to develop and make their products. We need more in Ohio.
Big data: Farming by the numbers
Better data drives better ag decisions, and data is getting bigger and bigger. How will you manage it?
Reader: People need educated about ‘wild’ animals
Editor:
There was an article in the local paper saying all 88 counties have to have a DWART — dangerous wild animal response team.
I went...
LETTER: Editorial unfairly singled out HSUS
Reader: I look my customers in the eye and they ask me what I feed my animals and how do I treat them. Customers — eaters — are asking these questions of us. They are trying to break down the wall of anonymity. We need to meet them halfway and tell them how their food is raised."
Susan Crowell: HSUS creates its own Ohio ag council to try and gain farming...
I wasn’t going to write about it. I truly wasn’t.
I was going to let last week’s news story by reporter Kristy Seachrist stand on...
Susan Crowell: Immigration reform affects farming
One source estimates 55 to 75 percent of farm workers lack legal status, while others put the number at closer to 20 percent.
