Is there an agricultural sustainability consensus?
(Part I of II)What does it really mean to farm sustainably? To be committed to agricultural sustainability? Ask 10 people and you'll get 10...
Turbulent market leaves grain buyer scratching his head
The next big news is projected plantings, out the end of March from USDA. If low prices compared to input costs limit corn acres, we can get some pop in the market.
Meat and potatoes: A look back at life through food
Probably 20 years ago, I was prevailed upon by my late cousin Peg Townsend to write down recollections from my childhood.At first I was...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Feb. 18, 2010
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
What’s the recipe for a good family dinner?
Leave it to those same fine souls who brought us "cocoa powder" that tastes nothing like actual chocolate, in any form, to be up...
Feeding corn to deer could be death sentence
Just days after 20 inches of snow blanketed the ridge, a second storm arrived. We could have another 8 inches by morning.
Such conditions bring...
Hornet’s nest tells the true story of snowfall
Remember that high hornets' nest I wrote about in the Jan. 21 column? Old-timers believed the higher the hornets built their nests, the deeper...
A public relations plan is needed now more than ever for every farm
Have you thought about developing a public relations plan for your farm? As we look at the challenges facing agriculture, topping the list today...
Black History Month: Garrett Morgan’s inventions leave mark in Ohio
Hello Again!This certainly will be a February to remember for years to come.Snow days My daughter is beginning to think that she is being...
Farmers should be honest, open about what they do
Talk is cheap but words have meaning.In a mid-January speech to the 400 or so farmers, vendors and state officials at the 10th annual...
