Thursday, April 18, 2024
coffee cup

Kymberly Foster Seabolt details the faults of modern customer service from the perspective of both the customer and the customer service representative.
art supplies

Sometimes 4-H parents have to get creative during fair week.
Ag trade photo

Alan Guebert digs into the USMCA trade deal and takes a closer look at 2019 ag exports and the still-in-place tariffs that are clipping U.S. exports.
nuts and bolts

Sam Moore investigates potential reasons people may have once heard old-timers refer to the nuts that were used with bolts as burrs.
powerlines

With the current state of the agricultural economy, managing electricity costs may be a way to reduce operating expenses.
fishing

Head boat fishing is a great way to spend a few vacation hours waiting for the next bite rather than hiding behind a boring paperback.
sheep in a field

The connection we have to the land, to livestock and to the stewardship of it all is not something many people experience. And it shows. It seems that almost daily, I hear of new experiments to create food that eliminates the need for animal products. As much as we might like to post ironic memes about it on social media, or laugh it off, it’s here.
fields

For planting and growth progress, Ohio has been the worst state most of the spring, passed only occasionally by Indiana. That greenhouse weather the weekend of July 20 didn't tip the market one way or the other though.
butterfly on flower

This summer, if you'd like to save some money (and blood, sweat and tears), convert a portion of your grassy backyard to native vegetation.

Keep your Hazard streak alive! This week's new item should keep you guessing for at least a little while. Can you name this spiky tool?