Only the land lasts forever
The final Saturday in October swept me three hours south for lunch with my parents and nearly-new grandniece and, later that Halloween afternoon, backwards...
Let me know why compulsory national service is a bad idea
Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called our national parks "the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our...
I’m the boss of me, the slacker
The best thing about the writing life is, of course, the commute — mainly that there isn’t one. I work from home. I can,...
The law of averages and cheap food
Our most basic need is food -- we can't alive without it -- and we want to spend less money to buy it.
Slow crop harvest, but a fast market
December corn futures gained 9 cents in the last five minutes of trade Monday. Traders seemed to be reacting to fears of lack of...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Nov. 5, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Deermice link plants to predators
When I checked my nest boxes this week, about half were still occupied -- by mice. When I gently probed the mass of dried...
Antitrust chief, others moving ahead
Almost before her first cup of government coffee cooled, Christine Varney, the antitrust chief at the U.S. Department of Justice since April 20, tossed...
FSA Andy for Nov. 5, 2009
Hello friends,Fall is a wonderful time of year to appreciate how beautiful Ohio and Pennsylvania can be. As my farmers have been working long...
How to manage employees in the age of social media
Have you ever been to the grocery store or the gas station and had the clerk talk on their cell phone or text a...
