If you want to see more ruffed grouse, we need the right kind of...
Ohio's once grouse-friendly habitat is changing.
Baby animals bring life to farm
Returning home at dusk, we came to a dead stop last night while turning in to our lane. A skunk was playing with her...
Maintaining employees can be the backbone, or downfall, of farms
Hello, dairy farmers! What a difference a year has made. Last year, we were in the middle of one of the wettest spring planting...
Put lime at the top of your soil pH list
When it comes to fertility, among the most important factors influencing plant growth and stand life is soil pH. Maintaining proper soil pH levels...
Encore column celebrates Rusty Iron’s 20th year
I was at the Portersville Steam Show grounds a week or two ago to check out their annual Spring Gas Up. While there, I...
Middle ground
I've always felt sorry for middle school. Elementary school gets all the love and the blind allegiance of parents and children new to education...
What next?
My father used to say to me, "George you are never too old to learn something new." The older I get the more I...
New field guide rekindled my moth-er instinct
I wear many hats as a naturalist. I enjoy learning about all aspects of nature. Recently, I added mother to my list of interests....
Go ahead and bet against Europe
When I hopped on the ag journalism jet in 1981, the European Union (known then as the European Economic Union) forecast it would spend...
Ask FSA Andy: Preventing barn fires
FSA Andy gives advice on how to prevent hay stack fires.
