Grazers need to take a pasture walk
Take a good, critical look at the grazing resources on your farm, advises Holmes County Extension Agent Dean Slates in this week's "All About Grazing" column.
Jamaica: Surprising and rewarding destination for birdwatchers
Biologists love to see species they have never seen before. The best places to see endemic species (those that occur only in isolated geographic...
The WTO tries to reinvent the wheel
Columnist Alan Guebert thinks WTO negotiators could find the way to their goals through policies as simple and as proven as the good old wheel.
Preparing the farm for a New Year
Well, we’ve made it through yet another year. The Christmas presents have been opened, you’ve probably eaten more than you should have (I know...
What does it take to lead on your farm?
I recently saw an article by Stan Moore from Michigan State University Extension that addressed the topic of leadership on farms. This is a...
If you want to celebrate Ag Day …
National Agriculture Day occurs every year on the first day of spring, which fell this year on March 21.
Summer grazing is in full swing (but it’s not too early to think winter)
Wow, have you been watching the grass grow?
Once we got some rain and a few warmer days, it seems that the forage plants began...
Hunting and fishing aren’t what they used to be
Electronics and technology have changed the way sportsmen do things. Anglers used to find fish by fishing for them. Of course using visible cues...
Good time to update farm operations for 2014 crop year
Hello again,
I am sure most of you are reading this as your fingers are thawing and you are drinking your second cup of hot...
Hazard A Guess: Week of April 17, 2008
Hello from Hazard!
Another faithful Hazard-ite, Edward Wanchock of Sewickley, Pa., joined Joe Betz (who responded last week that it looked like a wrench for...
