Priorities
What are priorities? Where have they gone? Are they still important? Can they change your life? What effect do they have on you and...
Magazine column shows how dating has changed
Not long ago I bought a bound volume of Successful Farming magazines from 1939 (the year I started first grade). Each issue contains a...
Mail call: Shalaway hears feedback on ticks
Last week’s column about ticks drew a quick response from many readers, including a great tip about a simple, inexpensive tool to remove engorged...
Life lessons learned: Grandparents can connect children to nature
A quote from Benjamin Franklin states: “Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.”
To explain, 15 years...
We often wonder: Who threshed for your grandad?
In my last article I discussed some aspects of history as they relate to our hobby and its various activities.
But we often wonder: Who...
Time for summer teen farm labor, so arm yourself with Ohio’s rules for minors
Now that the school year has ended, you may have youth come to you looking for a summer job on your farm. They may...
Dads and heavy lifting
I theorize that the primary reason young men work out to build up muscles is that, on some primal, subconscious level, they know they...
Intensive grazing takes management with a capital M
The amount of proper Management is what determines how successful forage production will be in a grazing system.
Farm life was hard, but joy-filled
Part V
"A man is entitled to one good dog and one good woman in his life," Charlie was known to say.
After pausing, he then...
Sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program
Hello Friends,
This year's general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is quickly coming to an end tomorrow, June 14. If you are interested...
