Dairy farmers need analysis of this year’s business to plan for next year
“The cows are carrying the crops.” A familiar statement that described most diversified crop/dairy farms for the past 15 years. Milk was the original...
It’s the time for lower prices
The last line of that Zombies song from the dark ages of the '60s is, "It's the time of the season for loving."
That's a...
Encore presentation shares fond farm memories
(Author’s note: This is an “encore” presentation of this column, which was first published in 2002.)
Christmas on the western Pennsylvania farm where I grew...
Bad Friday
We had a particularly bad Friday morning here. A book bag was dropped, lunch was forgot, and by the time we reached the school...
Lake Erie’s thinning walleye population troubling
The coming summer's Lake Erie rod and reel fishing forecast may be even less enthusiastic than those of recent years. At least the numbers...
Giving is better than receiving
Have we forgotten Acts 20:35, which says, "It's more blessed to give than to receive"? As far back as I can remember, one of...
The best gift can’t be unwrapped
"It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough food to eat, and it...
Hummingbirds in December? It’s no joke
A week ago, Vonda Poole of New Wilmington, Pa. emailed me and worried about "a female hummingbird that has not gone south for the...
Crop insurance: ‘Just insane’
Neither the outcome of the federal election nor the fast-approaching budget "fiscal cliff" bothered any of the 250 gawkers and bidders at a 1,170-acre...
Yes, agriculture IS Ohio’s No. 1 industry
Agriculture drives a huge chunk of the economy in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. And that's not hyperbole, it's fact.
