She’s come undone
It has come to my attention after 16 years in residence in this particular old house, I can no longer refer to any project...
FSA Andy: Marketing Assistance Loans give farmers options for upfront crop income
Marketing Assistance Loans use your stored crop as collateral to issue a low interest loan for up to nine months.
Time changes things
Not long ago, I was looking at some of our picture albums. As I turned the pages, I could not believe my eyes.
I saw...
Autumn’s splendor restores my soul
Somehow a notice went out a week ago to all the blue jays in Illinois that the acorns on (what I think is) a...
What makes them tick? Not all employees motivated by same thing
Farm managers able to motivate their workers have a better chance of reducing the typical labor problems faced in today's economy (turnover, absenteeism, and...
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?