Lyme disease may be a big problem in 2013
If personal experience and reader reports are reliable indicators, this summer could be a bad one for ticks and Lyme disease.
Since early April, I’ve...
Pointers for buying a rod and reel for Dad
Considering the purchase of a new rod and reel for Dad? If so, here’s what you need to know.
There are three basic types of...
The price of progress
I front like I’m thrifty but let’s be frank here: I spend money like it’s plucked out of thin air. I will nickel and...
Making the best of a rough decision
(Part Four)As members of what was known as the Eckley community in the 1920s, the energetic couple farming the old Schuck farm was known...
A closer look at farmland values
The mild winter affected U.S. farmland values only mildly.
Summer, however, may cool ‘em. According to the much-followed Seventh Federal Reserve District quarterly land survey...
What are the reasons for having a steam show?
Hello again, all you steam engineers and old iron enthusiasts. Have you been to a show yet this year ? Sam Moore told us...
Cold, warm and cold again — know your crop insurance options
Hello All!
It's the time of year for strange weather events, and the past several weeks have been true to form. With the warm, cold,...
Cautiously optimistic about planting season
In Ohio, the final planting date for corn is June 5 and for soybeans it is June 20.
So, where’s my cow insurance?
It was evident from the hello that the South Dakota rancher had practiced his pitch before he dialed my office.
“I’m (so and so),” he...
Missing things
You’re gonna miss this, You’re gonna want this back, You’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast.
— Trace Adkins
This week I, the...
