Grain prices: Looking for Mr. Goodmarket
There have been no surprises in the grain harvest so far, so we are looking at outside markets, weather, and tea leaves and chicken entrails for direction.
Vermicomposting: How to turn waste into compost over winter
Vermicomposting is an effective way to manage food waste over winter, plus it creates plenty of dark, rich compost to start seeds in spring.
Home alone
No matter how much you love each other, I think that too much togetherness after 20 years together may be more than is strictly needed. I say this with love, but I need to miss a person.
Shalaway details his favorite bird feeders
When readers ask for help selecting a bird feeder, I'm happy to oblige. I bought my first feeder in 1978, so I've had lots of experience evaluating them.
A big man who had a big man’s voice
"Bigfoot" Richard LaCourse, 64, passed this spring leaving the fishing world a little poorer.
Surprise! The history of the speaker of the house repeats itself
The recent history of the third most powerful constitutional office in the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is so checkered that you have to seriously question the background of anyone who seeks it.
Coyote encounters make for memorable experience
The encounter was chilling, but we both knew what to do.
Understanding the Margin Protection Program for Dairy
MPP-Dairy is more a partial protection against catastrophic losses than an effective risk management tool.
Tree I.D.: Not for the weak of heart
The Ohio Buckeye Tree is a tree with an identity crisis. We found this out the last several months measuring trees for our Big Tree Contest for 2015.
Some reasons to be optimistic
Ohio crop harvest ahead of usual, corn yields looking better than expected.
