Crappies are out there, you just have to find them
This year’s fishing season is off to a slow start, victimized by the lingering cool to cold weather.
Anglers anxious to dunk baits have so...
Springing backward, like the economy
That lion-in/lamb-out thing about March didn’t offer much lamb this year, but it did deliver several platters of snow.
Oh, spring arrived on time; winter...
Reader concerned about safety of truck weight limits
Editor:
Gov. Kasich just signed house bill (HB) 51, the transportation budget, into state law. Many Ohioans are unaware of a provision the Ohio House...
Field crop enterprise budgets will keep you in line
Budgeting helps guide you through your decision making process as you attempt to commit resources to the most profitable enterprises on the farm. Crops...
Ruby-throated hummingbirds will soon be back
Their tiny size, acrobatic flying ability, and eagerness to use nectar feeders make hummingbirds one of America’s favorite backyard birds. This fascination always triggers...
Land bulls, bears and squirrels
The neighborhood farmer grapevine, fiber optic for years now, was set abuzz two weeks ago with news that a 237-acre piece of the township...
Hunters bring their turkey season questions to Thomas Gobbolier
With Ohio’s spring wild turkey season just weeks away it’s time to listen to hunting advice from Thomas Gobbolier, an unrecognized expert ,but a...
Red-backed salamanders rule Appalachian forests
Vertebrate animals are those with backbones — fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. As a group, they are much less abundant than invertebrates such...
Baby, you can drive my car
Proving once again you can’t trust the government, our fair state has decided my son is old enough to drive. This, of course, is...
Bad news: Yes, it’s been a cold spring; good news: possibly less frost risk
I’ve been hearing many complaints about the weather. We all know to expect variable weather in early spring, so I decided to look up...
