Next crop: Dairy heifers are the future
The dairy replacements are the foundation of any dairy enterprise. They are the future of your dairy herd and will be one of the major factors that will determine continued improved herd performance.
Sticks, stones and sharp words
(Authors note: Names and locations have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent and any resemblance to anyone living or annoying is purely coincidental.
USDA head blatantly campaigning
Officially, the 2004 presidential election kicked off Labor Day. Unofficially, the Bush re-election effort at the U.
Sad and Silly Stuff
I sat at our sun-parched picnic table, soaked in the midday warmth, and enjoyed a light lunch that I'd carried out on a tray.
Little in platforms to lure farm vote
Does it matter to farmers who wins in November?
We'd know more if we knew where they stood on the farm issues.
Sharing memories of first rural radio
"When we were kids on the farm, long before the days of rural electrification, we owned a battery-powered Philco radio.
Spreading manure on frozen fields takes know-how
This week I attended the Manure Application Challenges and Issues Train the Trainer session at Salt Fork Lodge in Guernsey County, sponsored by the Ohio Livestock Coalition, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Storms of stupidity
There has been a lot of talk lately about how any number of things are making Americans look bad.
Reality TV, bare midriffs in church, our lack of respect for other cultures, and the presidential election just to name a few.
USDA makes effort to politicize local FSA offices; your seat may be open
In what many are calling a power grab, Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman used authority given the USDA in the 2002 Farm Bill to propose new guidelines that alter the composition and shorten the terms of locally-elected county Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees.
The Late, Great Me
Frosty condensation blanketed the backyard grass. The early morning chill coming through the glass of the kitchen window made my arms tingle.
