Waiting for Christmas morning
Judith Sutherland recalls that overwhelming feeling of giddy hopefulness, the magic of waiting for Christmas morning in the weeks preceding it.
Snowy owl scouting, keep your distance
Snowy owl irruptions into temperate zones delight birders, and this year is shaping up to be a big one, especially near the Great Lakes.
Creatures are stirring
Kymberly Foster Seabolt continues her battle with the mice that insist on visiting her camper every winter.
How often should you cut alfalfa?
Learn how to adjust your harvesting schedule to increase alfalfa yields without sacrificing quality.
Capitol Hill’s Christmas cookie bake-off
According to Alan Guebert, it’s not possible to call either the House- or Senate-passed tax bills simple or reformative.
Ask FSA Andy about farm operating loans
Direct operating loans allow farmers to purchase livestock, equipment, seed, feed, farm chemicals and supplies and refinance debt with certain limitations.
Deer season harvest numbers up so far
According to the results released by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, hunters reported 72,814 deer killed including both bucks and does.
Winter puts markets to sleep, for now
As it stands right now, the markets act like they have gone to sleep. But that is sure to change headed into the new year.
Rural America’s dramatic decline
The gap between America's rural poor and non-poor, like in urban areas, continues to widen. However, that the gap is widening faster in rural America.
Ohio Proud: helping producers market local food
Ohio Proud is a marketing program created by the Ohio State Department of Agriculture to promote locally grown, raised and processed foods.























