Lifelong desire for rich, green fields
Meeting Louis Bromfield sparked the desire of columnist Judith Sutherland's father to become a farmer.
A sneak peek of the barn conference
The fourth annual Ohio Barn Conference is April 25-26 in Ross County.
Dairy Excel: Preparing the next general manager
Tuscarawas County Extension Agent Chris Zoller emphasizes the importance of business transition in this week's Dairy Excel column.
Funds better suited for classrooms, not locker rooms
Reader wonders why school district is emphasizing locker rooms, not classrooms, in latest construction round.
Protecting church from the state
'Separation between church and state' has been misconstrued, misused and misapplied.
Columnist off base with poison idea
Starling and sparrow traps better answer than poisoning.
On the origin of fireplace tools
Collectors often referred to fireplace implements as "furniture."
Mend Fences or Tear Them Down?
Although it might be time to check fences and make repairs, there is another way to look at them. This was sent in to family life editor Laurie Marlatt Steeb by an anonymous reader:
Learning to let go is a hard lesson
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt lost two of her pets this month. Telling her two children was the hardest thing she ever had to do.
Read it Again: Week of March 27, 2003.
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.













