Dairy Excel: What if we applied animal welfare freedoms to human actions?
After eight years of sitting through hours of lectures and experimentation on animal welfare issues I thought that it was time to share some of my thinking in this column.
GOD’S COMFORT
As a retired minister I have officiated at many funeral services and tried my very best to bring comfort to those who mourn. During the death of my sister, I was reminded, as I have reminded others, of the great comfort of God to each of us.
FSA Andy: No one likes paperwork, but don’t miss key farm program deadlines
If you've bought or sold land, or added or dropped rented ground, be sure to let your USDA Farm Service Agency office know.
Do the math: Oil ($$) trumps food
In south Texas, 407 million gallons of water will yield either $200,000 of corn or $2.5 billion of oil and gas. That means there are 12,500 times more reasons to use the water to extract oil and gas than to grow corn and cows.
Ecuador trip gives fodder for ‘It’s a Small World’ file
The second day of my trip to Ecuador found me at Mindo Loma, about two hours northwest of Quito. I was the only person there, so I was treated well. And dozens of hummingbirds constantly darted among the many nectar feeders.
With all the oil and gas drilling buzz, who’s thinking about conservation?
With all the attention that is being given to the oil and gas play in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, have you thought what the local soil and water conservation district could do to assist you as a landowner?
Who made HSUS the Jell-O sheriff?
Humane Society of the United States? Still don't trust 'em!
Market Monitor: Looking for direction in a snowstorm
When you live in Ashtabula County for a lifetime, you have snowstorm stories. The day I called Deerfield and said I wouldn’t be in...
Help keep the Carroll County FSA office open
Editor:There is a plan to close the FSA office in Carroll County to help save money by consolidating offices. I am all for saving...
FSA Andy: Changes to come
Budget reductions are changing the face of the FSA offices across the state, like everyone we are doing more with less. Less staffing, limited supplies, and even proposals of fewer offices.
