The Neys have it: Hay tools invented in Canton
There were two different Ney companies in Canton in the late 1800s and early 1900s, both making hay tools such as barn hay forks, carriers and track.
Envirothons challenge students to think about environment in new ways
Many soil and water conservation offices have been busy working with high school students who compete in the area Envirothons. For those unfamiliar with...
Let’s feed ourselves vegetables, too
Squeeze almost any official of almost any agbiz or farm group and the words “Feed the world” will cross their lips. The phrase is...
Success… at the end of a rope halter
They are barely able to walk and yet they pick up the end of rope halter and make their first debut in the show...
FSA built to support farmers and continues to do so
Hello Again!Do you remember the Great Depression with its Black Tuesday in 1929? Or did you experience the dust bowl and see the cloud...
Spring grazing in 2011 proves to be challenging for producers in region
Grazing management has certainly been an interesting challenge this year. Who would have dreamed during last year’s dry weather that nearly everyone reading this...
Land barons
When you're young and just starting to make a little money, (emphasis on "little") you are made to feel a failure if you don't...
If it’s not the rain, it’s the mice
Talking recently to an area trapper and avid collector of mouse traps, yes mouse traps, I came to think about famous mice I've been...
Kindness counts
A SURE CUREThere are many things through out life that change with the passing of time. The other day I was watching a television...
Dirty jobs: Do whatever to get job done
There are some things that get my attention, which I realize most people wouldn't even hear in random conversation. I was standing in line...
