OSU Extension loses a good one
At last week's retirement open house for Jefferson County Extension Director Ken Simeral, OSU Extension retiree Joe Pittman observed, "I've always said there are good agents, there are average agents and there are those who should be working someplace else.
Hypothermia — A cold killer
With the onset of winter comes the threat of hypothermia -- the dangerous lowering of the human body's temperature. As the number one killer...
Antique metal tool is a mystery to owner. Can you help?
Help identify this antique metal mystery tool.
The ‘Lazy Farmer’ relished his greens
The Song of the Lazy Farmer was featured in The Michigan Farmer.
Conservation can start small
The Dirt on Conservation columnist Kelly Riley provides conservation ideas for those that want to do small things in a great way.
Life is full of surprises: Enjoy the good ones
I have always prided myself on being the smart, savvy sort. The type that no one can “put one over on.” The type to...
Squeezing the energy out of your grain!
Some things were tolerable with $2 corn that are out of the question now that we deal with $7 corn. Undigested grain in the...
A hymn of redemption and melting water
Eliza Blue rejoices as the harshness of prairie winter begins to thaw for a moment of temporary respite.
From simple to sensational
With the rebuilding of the Weisberg home after a devastating fire, a Sears Roebuck kit house went up and Goldie tells the family story of the next impressive step on their southern Ohio farm.
I was the Lennon sister you never heard
At the ripe old age of 8, I decided I wanted to be one of the Lennon sisters. It occurred to me that I...
