Economy: ‘Positive, but subdued’
Well, Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain, let's hear it.Let's hear your spiels for turning the U.S. economy around. Tell us your platform for staving...
Reader: USDA should rethink animal ID system
Editor:
Thank you for sharing Mr. Dickinson’s, Animal ID enforcement — the fourth component, letter with your readers.
Mr. Dickinson makes many excellent points...
Animal ID enforcement — the fourth component
Editor: The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) has been alleged as a three component program, however a fourth component facade is starting to reveal...
My Farm Bureau doesn’t represent me
Editor:On a day when we celebrate the founding of our democracy, it is sad that Farm Bureau still is trying to prevent us from...
Unwanted horses: Who wouldn’t want Black Beauty?
Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced it was exploring options to decrease the number of wild horses and burros in the nation's...
Hats off to those dairymen in the trenches
Like most dairy farmers, Larry Stahl wears many hats: mechanic, nutritionist, vet, animal scientist, agronomist. As a Coshocton County commissioner, he also has another...
Reader questions MWCD’s authority
Editor:
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has purposely mislead more than 2 million citizens within the district to believe it still maintains a role in...
Use only agricultural box fans
Editor:
Now that summer has arrived, many horse owners are preparing to buy and install box fans in their barns. Before they buy a box...
China poised as Calculating Giant
China is a Calculating Giant, assessing its options, positioning itself for continued dominance -- particularly on the world food scene.
Triggering a new Green Revolution
World food security. Climate change. Bioenergy. Oil prices.There are some weighty issues on agriculture's table right now. Will we be up to the challenge...













