Project FeederWatch returns in full swing
It’s time for another season of Project FeederWatch, Cornell University’s premier citizen science opportunity sponsored by the Lab of Ornithology.
It’s clear the farm bill needs overhaul
We have been waiting too long for the policy makers to realize something major needs to be changed with the entire structure of the farm bill.
You might not want to regift these
Regifting? There are some things that you've received or used on the farm that are probably better left in the shed.
Regulations are smothering U.S. farmers
The near total control by government of the fruit and vegetable production, with its compliance, fines and implied liability, is the reason why small farm operations are being bankrupted.
Christmas tradition: The Morning of Christmas
Every December I get requests to reprint my take-off of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, first published in 1988. Read it aloud to the...
Growing chestnut trees from seed
Learn two different methods for successfully growing chestnut seeds from seed.
Planning, reality and planning again
’Tis the season to plan so you can stay jolly all through the year. That may include deciding it is time for Plan B...
Outlook for the upcoming year’s crop input, farmland value and cash rent
Cropland values in Ohio have increased again in 2013. Data from the Ohio Ag Statistics Service shows an increase of 12 percent for bare...
Although deer harvest was low, there’s still time
Although there were more than 11,000 fewer deer killed this year during Ohio’s weeklong gun season, there’s not much to complain about. After all,...
The season to embrace the imperfect
We are in the thick of the wonderful season that is Christmas at our home. The cookies, the caroling, the snow and the glow....
