Siren song of home is hard to resist
The usual six-mile drive home from Sunday church took a pleasant turn some weeks ago. As I headed back to the farmette for more...
Several tax classes available this fall
Hello northeast Ohio. Isn't autumn a wonderful time? I really love this time of year. The cooler nights, the smells and sights of harvest...
Ecuador’s Paz Reserve is a birder’s delight
Back in 2004, as birding boomed in many Latin American countries, Angel Paz discovered an Andean cock-of-the-rock lek on his family's property in northwestern...
It’s bow season: Let the hunting tales begin
It's bow season, a time of year that brings out the most interesting use of the English language. A time when what is said...
Got the rain gauge (and grain market) blues
The rain gauge told the story yesterday. I finally limped out there with my shepherd's crook leaving holes in the ground. (That's another story:...
Time to dig out the winter recipes
How many times have you -- the homemaker, not the housewife as today the homemaker can be any gender, married, single, with or without...
FSA Andy: Agency offers safety nets to assist farmers in difficult year
For the 2011 year, all counties in Ohio have been given an Emergency Disaster Designation which makes the local farmers and livestock producers eligible for several programs and special funding.
Judith Sutherland: Even idols can have rock-solid roots
After my recent Farm and Dairy column in which I dreamed of joining Diane, Peggy, Kathy and Janet as the fifth singing Lennon Sister, I received more comments and compliments than I've had in a very long time.
Yes, I’ve gone batty
One of the many things that keeps our marriage interesting is that I am a very unpredictable (see also: maddening ) person.Mr. Wonderful, bless...
Dairy Excel: Everyone brings different skills to the farm, the challenge is matching to...
Farming has seen many changes and advancements in technology that has allowed and even encouraged more daughters to think about returning to a business that was once thought of as a 'man's business.'
