Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 23, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Dogs, logs and crackers
My daughter is standing before me, crying. She is also limping and dragging her foot in a way that implies she might, in fact,...
It was a dirty job, but we had to do it
Listening to politicians discuss our energy challenges in this country, coal as a power source comes up again and again. It makes me feel...
The Wiener Roast at Toby’s
The Bigelow's Scotch terrier was the first thing I spotted when I got out of our van. Frolicking among the company who gathered at...
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...
