Memories frozen in pictures
Time flies, it really does. Pictures don’t. Pictures freeze time, age, and reality. Such is the case of the pencil image that I’ve used...
So, exactly what is conservation?
So, I get this e-mail from Tracy Haney, Tuscarawas SWCD, that says would you mind writing me an article for the Farm and Dairy...
No voice in D.C., means no farm bill
While we wait, the farm bill was left lying on the floor of a bickering Congress, like a bunch of defiant kids who refuse...
Parenting imperfect people
Every once in a very great while I receive the kind of mail that says something along the lines of "Your family is so...
Why do leaves change colors before they fall?
The science behind fall's beauty: Why do leaves turn colors? Why do they fall from trees, anyway?
Grain market’s acting like it’s November
"My fear at this point would be that farmers would regret missing the high prices and wait for them to return."
The sky isn’t falling: Good news on milk price horizon
With skyrocketing feed prices and negative margins to dairy producers, it may seem as if 2009 is repeating itself. But I don't think that...
Neighbor girl brightened my days
The sun was low in the sky, evening coming on, when the buggy arrived. I stepped outside to see who was coming to visit,...
Adventurers raise fund for cancer cure, tap new technology
For those who seek excitement, a sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction an adventure provides, climbing mountains is right up there. Not just climbing...
Good news on milk price horizon
Integrated dairy farms producing a large amount of the feeds consumed by their cows have a distinct cash flow advantage. This should be very good to Midwestern dairy producers in the long run.
