Good news on milk price horizon
Integrated dairy farms producing a large amount of the feeds consumed by their cows have a distinct cash flow advantage. This should be very good to Midwestern dairy producers in the long run.
When choosing seed, match bird food to feeders
The bird-feeding season is upon us, and invariably questions about which foods and feeders are best fill my mailbox. Here's a pre-emptive effort to...
Teaching conservation for our future
What happens when you pull a $20 bill out of your pocket and tell a classroom of 4th graders you will give them the...
Giving thanks for good friends
When we are healthy and everything seems to be going well, it's easy to forget just how blessed we are. But when times are hard, we realize we're surrounded by God's angels in the form of friends.
S.B. 130 isn’t perfect, but a start to animal welfare
Editor:Ohio is one of the least protective states regarding animal care. Why does the Senate in Ohio refuse to realize this?It is a known...
The farm bill gamble could be costly
A long, bitter year in the long, bitter Congressional session drifted into the campaign season with the U.S. House of Representatives unable or unwilling...
In sickness and health
There is a common misconception that women are stalwart in sickness while men take to bed with even a minor case of the sniffles....
Check your fall pasture to-do list
It seems there are never enough days in the fall of the year to accomplish all the things I want/need to do. Daylight hours...
Every pencil should have an eraser
Plugging along in this ultra-technologically advanced world of ours sometimes just makes a fellow long for a newly-sharpened yellow pencil with a fresh eraser....
Is there anything we can do about the weather?
By: TOM DOWNING
The activities at steam and engine shows take place primarily outside and so are greatly subject to weather conditions. Some might argue...
