Be wary of backyard, designer dog breeding
Editor:According to an article by Dog Trainer Casey Lomonaco, breeders and rescuers should be equally considered when adopting dogs.Consider this alarming statistic. Every 6...
Not the standard for Ohio dairy farms
Editor:I am writing in regards to the video that was taken at the Ohio dairy farm. The video was disturbing and wrong in so...
We deserve truth in Conklin dairy farm animal cruelty case
The issue of how the video from Conklin Dairy Farms came to be produced and released is rather murky. Editor Susan Crowell has more questions than answers.
Ohio’s dog auctions should be banned
Editor:As an individual whose family members include farmers and breeders, it is my firm belief reporter Chris Kick has chosen to ignore the legitimate...
Local food important, but won’t solve nation’s nutrition disconnect
We can't push and prod and tout local foods without pushing nutrition education.
Emotion trumps science every time: Farmers need to ‘start with why’
When you start talking from your passion, and not your science, all of a sudden, farming becomes more relevant, more meaningful to everyone else, because they, too, want to protect the environment or care about animal welfare, and can do that by supporting you.
It’s not a levy, but sales tax vote impacts Extension, too
Editor:On May 4, 2010, voters will be asked to approve the 1 percent sales tax for Columbiana County. The outcome of this vote will...
Main Street banks want reform
Rare is the day when the U.S. Senate Ag Committee lands on the front page of the New York Times. That day, however, came...
Youth need the foundation 4-H provides
Editor:
I send this note to express to you and others my concerns about the loss of funding for our county 4-H program.
All four of...
What does ‘socially just’ agriculture mean?
Society currently expects three things from farmers. First, produce high quality and safe food. Second, protect the environment. Third, treat farm animals humanely. But some still clamor that's not enough.
