Is there anything we can do about the weather?
By: TOM DOWNING
The activities at steam and engine shows take place primarily outside and so are greatly subject to weather conditions. Some might argue...
What organic is and what it isn’t
No two farmers manage their farms the same way -- one organic grower could have higher risk of bacterial contamination than another, and the same could be said of a nonorganic grower.
My blaze of glory in the dairy show ring
Editor Susan Crowell is going to quit her day job and become a professional dairy showman. All someone needs to do is to: a) train her; and b) keep her in M&Ms.
Farmers, you could learn a lot from a Twinkie
What can we learn for our own farm's success from the missteps of Hostess, Kodak and J.C. Penney? Editor Susan Crowell weighs in.
A farm legacy of speaking out
Editor:Bryan Wolfe was tragically killed in a machinery accident Aug. 7, 2012, on his farm in Rome, Ohio. Bryan one of the last of...
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor,
It seems to be that evety good person's goal is to contribute something positive to society, and that evety town hopes to...
U.S. gets more from rural America than just our farm products
Editor Susan Crowell says we need new uses of agricultural commodities, to keep that new blood and passion to continue to build our rural communities.
Forget Match.com. Bring those singles out to the farm
Short on farm labor? Just create a "working mixer" for singles, says Editor Susan Crowell. (Hey, it worked for a farmer in Idaho!)
Restoring confidence in education
"If we aren't agile, if we can't innovate, somebody else will go to the dance in our shoes. The land grant system is a world solution; we should settle for nothing less than world domination." -- Dr. Bruce McPheron.
We still hold these truths self-evident
The Declaration of Independence was voted the most influential document in American history. Editor Susan Crowell says perhaps it is time we dig it out for a closer study, for to understand our roots may help get us back on track as a nation for tomorrow.
