Grazing season goals key to success
Some graziers have already begun the grazing season thanks to the above average winter temperatures we experienced. Other graziers are right there at the...
Ohio’s walleye population takes work, and luck
March Madness may be played on the hardwood and shot through hoops by tall kids ranked by brackets, but there is another bunch of...
Earthworms, while beneficial, can also destroy
Next time you roam your favorite woodlot, study the leaf litter. Is it thick and spongy, a pure joy to walk upon?
Or is it...
Protecting the family farm should be our top priority
Editor:(Concerning guest commentaryy by David Kay in Dec. 15, 2011 issue of Farm and Dairy.)It is obvious that the original purpose of the Extension...
Ugly correction may be in progress in grain markets
Some observers are speculating that corn futures could be 3.50 at harvest. Yep, you read that right: $3.50.
Reader: Taxation system needs change
Editor:In regard to previous protest letters that I have written in the past concerning the outrageous, unfair and discriminatory taxation system in this country,...
Reader: Nonlandowners need to unite
Editor:I'm writing to address concerns about nonlandowners who don't realize the consequences for them of the so-called "Shale Boom." By now most, if not...
Watch the traffic, not the lights
A good friend recently reminded me of a story Jackie "Moms" Mabley liked to tell about how easily people are misled into trusting the...
Leader tractors put Auburn, Ohio, on the map
Located in northeastenr Ohio, in Auburn, Ohio, Lewis and Walter Brockway first built the American Garden Tractor, and then formed the Leader Tractor Company in 1940.
Demand more from your herd
The headline reads, "Beef prices skyrocket." A little more information comes with, "Wholesale beef prices at record levels." Another adds, "Beef exports up 7...
