Long weekend takes us to the races
Long weekends make traders nervous. Anything can happen. Three days is too long to hold a position for some, so they buy back or...
The day my singing spotlight faded
Doris Day led me astray -- influencing me to sing what could certainly go down as the worst possible song to sing in a nursing home.
And then, along came a spider
Just when I think it's safe to leave the house, nature, not content to menace me IN MY OWN HOME decides to take the...
Numbers, what they really mean?
Since figures backstop fact, numbers are the meat and potatoes and forks and knives of journalism. They are, in a word, beautiful, and, like...
My blaze of glory in the dairy show ring
Editor Susan Crowell is going to quit her day job and become a professional dairy showman. All someone needs to do is to: a) train her; and b) keep her in M&Ms.
Visiting other farms is great way to explore new ideas for your own dairy
Dairy farmers can tour two Ashtabula County farms Sept. 8.
At son’s high school orientation, they forgot to give me key information
I have had the date for high school orientation on my calendar for six weeks. I kept avoiding and ignoring it -- as if by refusing to acknowledge its existence, I would never have to attend.
Mules have many good attributes, but don’t leave them behind
Western packers (wranglers and cowboys who move gear on the backs of sturdy animals) love a good mule and it’s easy to see why....
Gray tree frogs can be noisy masters of disguise
July was too hot and dry for man or beast. One of the consequences is that evenings were quiet. I don’t think I heard...
The needs are the same across the state- FSA Andy
Hello again!The past few months I have had the opportunity to "go back” and assist the producers in Carroll County with their FSA paperwork,...
