Honey bees need your protection
If you still remember a painful encounter with the "business end" of an ill-tempered honey bee, you are likely to have limited appreciation for...
Dairy Excel: Managing stress is vital for farmers
This spring has been more stressful than most. With what seemed like endless rain and critical planting decisions to be made with imperfect information, I don’t think there is a farmer in Ohio who didn’t experience more stress this spring than during an ordinary planting season.
Making the best binocular choice
Now that spring migration is over, many birders can be broken into two groups -- those who love their binoculars and those who don't....
Big shake up in eastern corn markets
The shutdown of Bionol, the ethanol plant in Clearfield, Pa., has thrown a monkey wrench into grain marketing in the East currently. A plant...
Fishing for Yellow Perch means an interesting day at Lake Erie
A couple declarations are in order. Bouncing waves, a warm summer day, and fast fishing action makes for a grade “A” Father’s Day activity....
The Dirt on Conservation: Keep soil, manure, water in its place
In our part of the world, 38 inches of rain is very common annually. Some of this rain doesn't soak in and must go somewhere -- and there's the problem for land owners and managers. You have instantly become a responsible party.
Life Out Loud: Mean Moms of America, Unite!
I would like to call to order this meeting of the fellow Mean Mothers of America (MMoA). Our first order of business will be to erect a statue (chocolate, of course) to Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of the social networking site, Facebook.
Farmers should participate in FSA county committee elections
The nomination period for local Farm Service Agency county committees began June 15. I urge all farmers to participate in this year's county committee elections by nominating candidates by the Aug. 1 deadline.
When it comes to food safety, we may be a penny foolish and food...
With an E. coli outbreak in Germany having sickened over 2,500, afflicted 650 or so with acute kidney failure and, as of June 8,...
Truck stops: Touring region’s auto museums
The last week in May, I spent three days in northern Indiana. When I left, the fields around here were still too wet to...
