The best ride you’ll ever have
I applaud the advances in science and medicine that make childbearing so much less likely to result in death. I also suspect that all...
Thanks for the help with Stark County farm tour
Editor:We would like to thank all who gave their time, attendance and patience at Never Done Dairy during the Stark County Farm Bureau's farm...
USDA report blows corn tops
Is grain market on a report-induced, blow-off high, or has the report just set off another leg of the rally?
Take stock of your fields What forage do you have available?
With summer grazing giving way for fall and winter management over the next few weeks, it is time to take inventory of the...
Life’s wish: family, love and happiness
“Candles flickering on a cake, this does not a marriage make.” — Anonymous
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy
Hello Again!The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has added a new conservation loan program that provides farmers with the credit necessary to implement conservation measures...
Long cattle life comes with a cost
The oldest cow on record died in Ireland in 1993 at the age of 49, having been born on St. Patrick’s Day 1944 in...
Redoximorphic what?? Soil judging is more than collection
Do you all know what type of soil is beneath your feet? Do you know if it’s well drained, primarily silt loam, depth to...
October brings bittersweet memories
"If you want a happy ending, it depends on where you stop your story." -- Orson WellesBy JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy ColumnistThe steel gray...
A pond is not always just a pond
Since the earliest civilizations, societies have wrestled with a love/hate relationship with the "almighty agua." We are no exception. In countless ways, we are...
