Lake Erie still a world-class walleye fishery
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — According to Ohio’s Lake Erie fisheries supervisor Jeff Tyson, last year’s walleye season was the best in recent memory.
That in itself...
My kids are dating? Game on
There’s a thin line between insanity and coping with your daughter dating.
Our son is 16 and has begun to date a sweet and lovely...
Patience is farming with a faulty planter
The first good corn planting day of spring finally arrived at my central Illinois farmette April 30. Like the month’s previous 29 days, however,...
B-Vitamins
For many years, every morning I have taken my daily vitamins. My daughter, Karen, tells me what I should take and I follow her...
Ask FSA Andy about the final plant dates for crops this year
Hello Again!
April showers bring May flowers! And here we go again! Now that spring planting has slowly begun, many farmers are busy trying to...
SNAP should be embraced by ag
Two of the greatest ironies of living in the richest, strongest nation in the history of the world are how many poor people remain...
Planting excitement returns in spring
When the calendar turns to May, every farmer I know comes down with the fever to turn wheels and kick it in to high...
A day in the life of an incubating hen turkey
At about 7:15 Monday morning I settled into a comfy spot about 20 yards from the edge of the woods. My intent was to...
These weighty issues
I am currently having an argument with my thighs. They didn’t use to irritate me, but lately, they’ve been on my last nerve.
I recently...
Bobcats are intriguing creatures in Ohio
The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is native to Ohio but was once extirpated from the state in 1850 due to the early settlement. In 1997,...
