Enjoy these lazy days of summer
Now that summer has decided to stay for a while, we can quit worrying about whether it is too wet or too dry or too cold or too warm. Sit back, sip a cold drink, make potato salad and meatloaf or fire up the grill, whatever you prefer. Enjoy the fruits of your labors, literally and figuratively.
Keep your cat inside to protect it and the birds
Since 1989 I have written several times about domestic cats and the havoc they wreak on native wildlife populations. On July 11 cats made the national "fake" news on John Stewart's The Daily Show.
Life Out Loud: Ah, be it ever so humble…
I live in a creaky old house, sans air conditioning, and am sometimes visited by bats. Better yet, I often choose of my own free will to go camping in an actual tent that involves sleeping ON THE GROUND. Yet, put a hotel room passkey in my hand and suddenly, I’m Princess and the Pea.
Pity the poor, misunderstood grain market speculator
The grain market needs speculators, but they are fickle. They will set a price to take a profit and liquidate. If there are a lot of them following some trading company's advice, the market can be adversely affected in a short time. They may even reverse positions, putting huge pressure on the market.
Dairy Excel: Feed quality critical from here on out
On June 30, the USDA issued two bearish reports: the updated acreage figures and the quarterly grain stocks report as of June first.
Horse-powered equipment makes lots of progress
Nancy and I just got back from Lancaster County, Pa., where I attended the 18th annual Horse Progress Days. This was the 16th consecutive...
If you care about the environment, then you take care of it in the...
Summertime is here, and with it comes a tradition — the Conservation Camp! Many of Ohio’s 88 soil and water conservation districts sponsor these...
Hay delays this spring cause forage quality concerns for producers
Frequent rain has delayed first cutting hay harvest this spring. Unfortunately, delayed hay harvest has a direct negative impact on the value of forages. So how did the forage change?
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy
Hello Again!It’s Friday afternoon and I’m trying to figure out what to write for FSA Andy. FSA stuff can be a ” little” boring...
Life Out Loud: The first cut is the deepest
My nemesis is small but stealthy. It lurks under the model of health but, in fact, it's a silent slayer of innocent flesh. I am speaking, of course, of the mandolin slicer.
