Get ready: It is perch season!
Yellow perch season starts now. No, there’s nothing official, nothing listed in the regulations books, nothing posted near launch ramps, no opening day or...
Survey gives a glimpse into northeastern Ohio’s dairy future
More than 78% of the dairy farms surveyed in northeastern Ohio plan to continue to operate during the next five years, despite the many challenges facing dairy operations.
A duck stamp for every hunter and every birder
At $15, a “Duck Stamp” is arguably the best investment a conservationist can make. More formally called the “Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation...
The awe-inspiring circle of life
A baby is God’s opinion that the world should go on.
— Carl Sandburg
By Judith Sutherland
Farm and Dairy columnist
When I was a newlywed 30 years...
Fordson tractors were loved beyond U.S. borders
The first of Henry Ford’s long anticipated farm tractors rolled off the Dearborn assembly line more than 90 years ago on Oct. 8, 1917....
Be on time
My parents were very insistent that wherever we were going we should be on time. They set the example, and we learned by it.
There...
USDA/FSA Marketing Assistance Loan could tide you over
Farmers, if you're watching the market, and find yourself a little short on cash, the USDA's FSA Marketing Assistance Loan program could help.
Potash pullout: From Russia with love
The July 30 news that Uralkali, the huge Russian potash producer, was pulling out of the global fertilizer cartel might be that nation’s richest...
Pretty perfect camping
I am happy to report that my “send a watermelon to camp” program is coming along nicely. We have come to the realization we...
Animal rights vandals hit butter cow at Iowa State Fair
Vandals from the Iowans for Animal Liberation dowsed the Iowa State Fair’s butter cow with red paint symbolizing blood, and wrote “Freedom for All” on the glass display window.
