Should you feed hay now or wait?
There are a limited number of days left in our growing season here in Ohio and the opportunity to increase your dry matter as...
Grain markets: Are we swimming into new crop?
There has been a lot of grain market volatility to confuse things. One day, we were up 4 cents and the next down 4 cents. The optimist says we are going higher, the pessimist says we are going lower, and the realist says the market did nothing for those two days.
Farmers, are you asking the right questions?
You are not alone. Whether or not you realize it, you have a team -- your vet, your lender, your extension educator, your nutritionist, your friends, and even another farmer you respect. Ask them the right questions and challenge them to ask you good ones in return.
FSA Andy for Sept. 24, 2009
Hello Again!
It seems as though “going green” is all the rage. More and more people are looking for environmentally friendly, sustainable and all natural...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Sept. 24, 2009
Hello from Hazard!All's quiet on the Hazard-ous front -- meaning we haven't heard boo about Item No. 872 from anyone. Here's what we told...
The squirrel and the ‘possum: A story of American agriculture
I have had bird feeders close to the house for 35 years. The bear tore them down a couple of times a few years...
Addressing difficult issues on the farm
You may not be listed as the farm's primary operator, but as a partner in the operation you may have to be the voice...
Enjoy the gifts of an early fall
"I spent the afternoon astraddle the ridge of the new barn-loft roof laying down a ridgecap, a course of overlapping shingles that covers the...
The father of the Green Revolution
If pushed to guess, I suspect that few of the lengthy, laudatory obituaries published the week after his Sept. 12 death would have pleased...
Least among us: Weasel common, but seldom seen
Though most active between dusk and dawn, weasels hunt any time they're hungry. Their small size and secretive nature, however, make them difficult to observe.
