Being fair to the fair
For years we have happily ignored our county fair as something one enjoys hearing about from other people while blissfully avoiding the cost and...
Ohio State Fair was more than ‘fairtastic,’ it was awesome
In our industry, we may market milk, but I still believe that our best “off the farm” product is our kids.
Crowell on video junkies, ag research and county fairs
Congressional appropriations to R&D of the National Institutes of Health totaled nearly $31 billion in fiscal year 2012. Ag research got a paltry $277 million.
Good news: Ohio’s deer hunting regulations finally in place
After months of hearing yes, no and maybe from wildlife officials, this year’s deer hunting regs, as well as those for all hunting and...
Planting cover crops can make life easier
Farmers in Ohio must realize a number of facts. Among those are:
• The weather is going to be different from one growing season to...
For a family dairy farm to succeed, someone needs to step up and lead
Successful top managers have successful businesses. Failing top managers have failing businesses. Family farms are no different.
Dogs: Loyal friends and protectors
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a...
It’s good to be king, or is it?
So you want to be King? It helps immeasurably to be born into the Royal Family so you can mark that off your “to...
Show me the money! FSA offers microloans, youth loans, short-term loans
Hello Friends,
Do you think there is something is goofy about the weather? Call it whatever, but we might want to start thinking about it....
Political dysfunction: D.C. haymakers won’t fill the barn this year
The hay is blooming, the sun is shining and, in the coming month, Congress is bringing its dysfunction to a VFW hall or church basement near you.