All About Grazing: Reviewing 2010 Pasture Growth
For me, December has always been a time of reflection. It is the end of the year and I take time to look...
One wish: Growing families and memories
Snow falls, blown by a furious wind, as I write this. Christmas carols play in a continuous loop, a joyous refrain for all to...
Trying to build agriculture’s future in Carroll County
Agriculture is the number one industry in Carroll County and Ohio -- and Carroll County residents are working to ensure its future. But it takes collaboration and input from all.
Do you hear what I hear?
When I was a kid music class consisted of a set of finger cymbals and a teacher who was valiant in her efforts to...
Conservation loan gives farmers credit for conserving resources
Hello Again!As I pulled out of the lane today I was in awe of the beautiful ice-covered trees and fresh white covering of snow...
Children are especially vulnerable to air quality
Editor:According to noted environmental health analyst, Dr. Theo Colborn, water is not the only life support system at risk in producing natural gas —...
The ‘level playing field’ of trade
Some phrases just make the heart flutter. “Call the vet,” was one that always tripped my father’s ticker. “Level the playing field of trade,”...
Feral cats not family or environmentally friendly
Hunters and birders may seem unlikely allies, but they share many of the same conservation goals. One is maintaining healthy populations of birds and...
Minnie, the red and gold reindeer, saved Christmas
(Author’s Note: The following story is the only work of fiction I’ve ever written and was originally published in the Farm and Dairy on...
Mark your calendars for Annie’s Project workshops
Hello Again!Well, what a week of hunting stories. It has been so much fun listening to them. The best one happened on our farm....
