Beef cattle prices are unbelievable
Current beef prices are unbelievable, and futures look promising.
New farm bill less than ‘miraculous’
Columnist says the new farm bill does not justify the time and work it took.
Why farming changed the way I eat, part two
In this second installment of Why farming changed the way I eat, Ivory Harlow shares the ways farming tuned her into the natural cycle of seasons, localized her eating, and terminated her food waste.
Critical times for cash grain markets
Grain prices have slowly worked higher on the Chicago Board of Trade, but it remains to be seen if we can continue to firm up prices.
Project SNOWstorm for the snowy owls
Back in December, I described an invasion of snowy owls from the arctic to temperate latitudes. Hundreds of these impressive white birds have been...
Love for a pony is a lesson in life
“A horse gallops with its lungs, perseveres with its heart, and wins with its character.” — Tessio
All of my life, I realize now that...
Are they superstitions, folk remedies or signs?
When I was a kid I’d hear some of the older farmers in the neighborhood talk of planting something by the dark of the...
Coydogs are more of an urban legend than fact
Ohio’s coyotes are everywhere, as in of the state’s 88 counties, according to Jamey Emmert, of the Division of Wildlife, who suggested that although...
Let’s do lunch — and snacks
That screaming sound you heard should not alarm anyone but me and my pants. After a really successful 2013 where I ate healthier than...
FSA conservation loan program
This loan program was initially set up as both a direct and a guaranteed loan program. For fiscal year 2014 Congress has only funded the guaranteed conservation loan program.
