Will good farms pass the baton?
Last week, a busload of Pennsylvania farmers visited three dairy farms in eastern Ohio as part of a dairy profitability tour.
Winter, winter go away, come back some other day
Winter wind, howling in the depths of December prompts us to wish to retreat to the easy chair beside the fireplace, a cup of something warm and steaming nestled in our chilly hands.
The parent volunteers’ prayer
To be invoked by all PTO parents, volunteer parents, and room mothers (and fathers and "significant others") among us.
What Happened With Barbie?
Although my daughters are, for the most part, pretty good kids, and I shouldn't complain, I used to think no child rearing could be worse than my two little girls when they were fighting - until now that they are teens, they are both bigger than I am, and just as loud.
Senate, judge kick USDA’s mad cow
The scene, often repeated these bitterly political days, was straight out of Alice in Wonderland.
On March 3, U.
Selling out
I didn't set out to become a sell-out. I'm just saying. For the record and all. I had no intention of becoming an impersonal cog in the corporate machine.
Three Cheers For The Coach
A park pavilion covered the closest dry haven for the leggy teens who intermittently showed for practice.
Family business meetings – Make a schedule, stick to it, be open
It is no secret that managing a family business has its ups and downs.
Some family members may not have a desire to be involved in the business, while others want to understand and manage the business, but have never been given the opportunity to participate in making decisions.
State ag directors take a whack at CAFTA and White House
It was an embarrassing moment for the White House and its free trade acolytes.
There, hat-in-hand before the agriculture commissioners, secretaries and directors of each state and four U.
Amazing, all that play and no injury
Farm safety was constantly a part of our dialogue over the course of my growing up years, and though I am sure we turned deaf ears to it at the time, I now can understand the enormity of it.
