The swan dance: A true story
Tami Gingrich had a showdown with a domesticated male mute swan in March of 2012. Incidentally, Geauga Park District wasn't big enough of both of them.
Death and taxes: Know the value of your estate
Ohio State Extension educator Dave Marrison discusses the importance of succession planning on the farm, offering updates and the basics of estate taxes.
From the 1900s
Kymberly Foster Seabolt is unabashedly from the 1900s, and she enjoys getting older aside from the need for orthopedic footwear.
Some Lake Erie bull
What are scientists going to do about invasive aquatic species in Lake Erie? Jim Abrams ponders an outlandish solution.
Rough trail ride
Bryce Angell recaps a rough trail ride in poem form.
The honor of dealing in extremes
Eliza Blue reflects on the weather extremes that impact operations on her South Dakota ranch.
Meet the Barons who are corrupting your dinner table
“Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry” details the ruinous impact baronial food families have had on rural America.
Managing hay fields and pastures when storms blow debris into them
Debris blown into pastures following storms poses risks to grazing livestock. Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh has some tips to minimize them.
You couldn’t pioneer without a felling axe
Paul Locher continues his "An American Tale" series by introducing readers to the most important tool used to open the American frontier — the felling axe.
Memories of simple childhood joys
Judith Sutherland's best memories of times with friends and cousins had nothing to do with toys, but with the simple resources and time with one another.
