What is a disaster?
Hello Again!What would you classify as a ‘disaster’? I guess the answer to this would depend on who you asked and the timing of...
Powerless? Off with their heads
You know what makes me realize I am not a nice person? My reaction when you put a stop to my unlimited power. We...
Feeding your herd this year will take planning, strategy and little creativity
I had the privilege of traveling overseas to conduct research during part of the summer, so I missed all of the hot and dry...
Take it from Uncle Honey, take a nap once and a while
One part of every day on the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth was inviolate: the noon nap; nearly everyone took one.We didn't...
Why not donate to a conservation district?
Over the years in the soil and water conservation world in northeast Ohio, there has been at best, little attention given to marketing local...
U.S. House stalls farm bill progress
Journalism school doesn't make cynics out of people who pick up the pen for a living.Committing journalism -- using the pen to chronicle the...
U.S. gets more from rural America than just our farm products
Editor Susan Crowell says we need new uses of agricultural commodities, to keep that new blood and passion to continue to build our rural communities.
Machinery custom rates for silage operations can vary by method
Significant drought conditions in many parts of Ohio have led to an increased interest in harvesting corn as silage. With very few farmers owning...
Ask FSA Andy: Farm storage facility loans
Hello Again!The motto for the Boy Scouts is Be Prepared . Are you prepared for your 2012 harvest? Will your corn be singing, Oh...
Going for the gold takes dedication
Every summer, Colleen Sharp spends hours in the water. Suiting up, then diving in, she hones her skills and technique like an athlete in...
