Ask FSA Andy about acronyms
Even though I vowed almost 30 years ago when I first starting working here that I wouldn’t use acronyms, I find myself using all of them.
Farming gets in your blood at birth: ‘I want to stay out here with...
Farming can get in a family's blood early on.
Summer of squalor
I accepted a certain amount of savagery in my life when we willingly entered into living in a house without granite countertops, a master suite, attached garage or central air. Clearly, our standards are low.
Old feathered friends can be found at the beach
A trip to the beach can be filled with surprises. One sure bet is that there will be gulls galore.
Conservation makes a difference, for ourselves and the future
We all know people (maybe you are one of them) who are dedicated to a cause, a community, a church, a charity, a job....
Readers respond to farm and food column
Columnist reviews his feeback — the compliments and the criticism.
USDA report shocks the grain market
After the June 30 USDA acreage and stocks reports, we are looking at the worst one-day trading in years, and the market is struggling to decide what low prices really are.
Soil test has surprising results
The Medina SWCD just completed a soil testing project in cooperation with Spencer Feed and Supply, located in Spencer, Ohio, in the western part of Medina County. Their service area is mostly in the headwaters of the Black River Watershed to Lake Erie.
Sign up for CRP any time
Last week, the Farm Service Agency restarted the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup. This program gets its name from having no ending sign-up...
Pollinators are needed to keep the world green
By SCOTT SHALAWAY
Every year, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture designates a week in June as National Pollinator Week. The effort is intended to draw...
