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.
Carroll County Extension levy will give back to community
Editor:As April 15 approaches, I, like many of us, am painfully aware of the burden taxes have put on our society. We look at...
Reader encourages ‘yes’ votes on Extension levy
Editor:As our vote goes, so goes our country, state and county. If you don’t vote don’t complain. In the organizations that I belong to...
HSUS brings message to 4-H’ers
I dislike the calculating move by HSUS to target 4-H youth with its subtle anti-animal agriculture message.
Reader: Euthanizing 250,000 chickens IS a big deal
Editor:The same press release was published in my local paper about the Ohio Fresh Eggs fire that you published in your April 1, 2010,...
Entitlement is not a dirty word
Editor: According to Maureen Martin, "no" is what every American should say to federal government entitlements. In the March 18 Farm and Dairy, Martin...
Can we help the next generation of farmers?
We could all name names.Good farms that have no one waiting in the wings to take over the business. Farmers whose sons and daughters...
Leave the American farmer alone
Editor: Fellow farmers and future farmers, anyone involved in the agricultural industry and anyone who claims to be an American. I am writing this...
Three keys to achieving sustainable agriculture
(Part II of II)Have you ever tried to sit on a three-legged stool that had one leg shorter than the other two, or was...
