City farming for country folks
Urban farms are filling vacant lots, growing as rooftop gardens, and sprouting in streetside flowerboxes. Creative and resourceful city farming methods put-to-use in the country can increase farm yields, productivity and profit. Urban farming techniques can help country farmers optimize space, micromanage renewable resources, and market products direct.
Rev. George Hazlett’s final column: A good life
Rev. George A. Hazlett shares his final thoughts just prior to his death Jan. 18, 2014. Rev. Hazlett was 74.
What’s that worth? Value is in the eye of beholder
This material is the result of some of that inspiration that we all get on occasion. As usual, I’m not sure just what happened...
Let the nesting season begin, in spite of the cold
With the polar vortex still fresh on our minds, it almost seems silly to discuss nesting birds. But the nesting season begins in January...
Pony love is equal to Grandpa’s love
“The journey through life is brightened and enlightened by those who travel at least part of it on horseback.”
—Anonymous
Part Three
Ponies, my friend Cindy explained...
Go slow on the bull market
You wouldn’t order a new pick-up truck without reserving the right to amend—choose—how the truck is equipped inside and out.
The same goes for a...
What to do when your new neighbors have sharp teeth
Your new neighbors might not be the ones you can see, but they can often be heard after dark, singing a scary tune, a...
Beginning farmers can get loans through USDA’s Farm Service Agency.
Ohio's Farm Service Agency made 72 direct annual operating loans and 40 term operating loans to beginning farmers. Ohio FSA also made 13 direct annual operating loans, 20 direct term operating loans, and 38 youth loans to socially disadvantaged applicants.
Court: Manure is not a pollutant
Wisconsin court: "Manure in the hands of a dairy farmer is not a ‘waste’ product; it is a natural fertilizer.”
Even though it’s winter, there’s still plenty of pasture work to be done
With the colder temperatures and calving season upon us, the nutrient requirement for momma cows is soon to be at its peak demand.
