Court opens manure plans to public
A Feb. 28 decision that affects agriculture has been largely overshadowed by other news. But farms need to know about it.
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.
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.
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.
New Look
We think it's time for a change, and after months of consideration, planning, and reviewing trial layouts created by graphic artist Karen Johnson, we've come up with a new look.
A good defense is the best offense
Lately I have been working with the Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency to formulate plans for dealing with animal disease outbreaks such as foot-and-mouth disease and other natural or man-made threats to agriculture.
A mom in sickness and in health
"(Michael) Jackson taken to hospital with flu; jury selection delayed a week'' - Associated Press, Feb.
Grab attention: Show me the numbers
The trick in getting farmers to read farm magazines, a long-time editor of mine repeatedly admonished, is to put numbers in the headline, the lead and every paragraph thereafter.
