Farm future: We are not the enemy
Agriculture received interesting attention recently as the cover story in Wired magazine, the recognized voice of new technology.Wait a minute. Farming in a geek...
At least agriculture pays dividends
Call it coincidence, serendipity, interstellar planetary alignment, whatever, but two events Oct. 13 proved again economics is the most refreshingly maddening subject (I cannot...
FSA Andy for Oct. 23, 2008
Hello again, friends!The 2008 farm bill made several changes to Farm Service Agency farm loans. The Down Payment real estate loan program has been...
Design a cozy roost site for your favorite birds
Whenever I get a series of letters asking the same question, it's time to address that issue in a column. Over the last few...
You don’t want to miss this workshop
Hello northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania dairy farmers.
Ohio State University Extension in Ashtabula County will hold a milk marketing workshop from 10:30 a.m....
The Low Down on Down syndrome
When the vice presidential debate came to a close October 2, the families of both candidates filed forward and gathered on stage to greet...
A few, not all, forages can be toxic after frost
Fall is in the air and Jack Frost will certainly arrive soon. Each year after the first hard frost, I usually answer phone calls...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 16, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Presidential election: We are deep into the rabbit hole now
When moderator Jim Lehrer asked presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama Sept. 29 what budget 'priorities' each would 'adjust' because of the pending...
The stranger in school photographs
I thought we had a deal, fifth grade and I. I had accepted our school district puts fifth graders -- mere infants -- into...
