Let’s go on rural broadband
One the biggest drawbacks of living in rural America is the high cost and low quality of connectivity: antiquated dial-up Internet speeds, costly satellite...
Gullibility: Not-so-PC virus
Warning: Many Internet users are becoming infected by a virus that causes them to believe without question every groundless urban legend and dire warning...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Feb. 12, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Ohio’s minimum wage rate increased
A quick look at a few business-related topics this month. The first of the year brought an increase in Ohio's minimum wage rate. For...
The 2009 Great Backyard Bird Count is a success
The highlights of this year's Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 13-16 are likely to include reports of northern species moving south in huge numbers....
An unwelcome guest on the farm
"Winter in Missouri. The coyotes are singing almost every night now down in the hollow, the creek bed that runs below my southern boundary....
Good food helps us get through winter
If there is anything more rib-sticking, more delicious, more comforting, more warming to the cockles of your heart in these continuing assaults by King...
Mean temperatures keeping cows lean
Some cows I’ve seen lately look thinner than normal for this time of year. With more than a month of winter remaining, it could...
Few clues in the grain trading range
We seem to be locked into trading ranges on the Chicago Board of Trade. In absence of news, the market cycles higher and lower,...
Long-time FSA staff call it quits
Hi again,
The weather has started to moderate a little and by the time you are reading this much of the snow and ice of...
