Children: They grow in the blink of an eye
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy columnistThere is just nothing like the blessing of a newborn baby. Arriving a full month early, our family's most...
Having a beef with Ohio’s checkoff, where cattle will vote … sort of
According to Chicago legend, a tombstone somewhere in the city reads: "John Smith, Born 1934, Died 1981, Voted 1984, 1988, 1992." What makes the...
Who is your hero?
Do you know someone who has become a hero to you? If so, why is that person a hero to you? What makes a...
Putting on your game face
Our son is a brand new freshman soccer player and, as a result, I suspect the entire team feels like they are being hounded...
In a disaster-designated area? Apply for emergency loss loan
Hello again!Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack designated 83 counties in Ohio as primary agricultural natural disaster areas and five counties in Ohio as contiguous...
Having a beef with Ohio’s checkoff, where cattle will vote … sort of
According to Chicago legend, a tombstone somewhere in the city reads: "John Smith, Born 1934, Died 1981, Voted 1984, 1988, 1992". What makes the...
Some days are meant to last forever
Someone -- my great-grandfather, my grandmother, my dad, someone -- told me how fathers announced the upcoming wedding of their daughters more than a...
Our world needs more benevolence
A few weeks ago, the children of our church had their summer vacation Bible school. Keri, the director of the Bible school, challenged the...
I can’t deny it — the Internet has everything
My sister says everything is on the Internet. It hurts to admit this, but she's right. I hope she doesn't read this. According to...
Buy hay by weight, not by bales
Recently, a local hay producer asked what hay was worth. Of course, each forage producer will have a different cost of production.After he told...
