Let me call you sweetheart
Recently, our local newspaper featured a letter to the editor from a reader irate not about the war, economy, unbearably hot weather, unsafe eggs...
Past is new again in reprinted book
“For although he was insatiably a farmer and his father and grandfathers and great-grandfathers had been Owen County farmers, he did not live on...
Animal industry considered “acceptable collateral damage”
Editor:As an animal owner I was completely stunned on June 30 with the announcement of the "agreement" between Gov. Strickland, OFBF/Commodity Leaders and HSUS.In...
The Russell & Company put Massillon on the map
For many years I've planned to spend some time at the Massillon Museum and the Massillon Public Library to try to do a story...
Is summer really coming to an end?
Just at twilight, the doe and her fawn tiptoe up the back fence line, their ears alert to any move I might make as...
Fall webworms aren’t really cause for alarm
Roger Patterson of southwestern Pennsylvania, writes, "Late this summer I have noticed what appear to be tent caterpillar tents in my lilac bushes. I'm...
Keep an eye on $40 billion potash pie
American farmers hardly noticed when, in mid-August, news broke that Australian-based BHP Billiton was willing to pay nearly $40 billion for the world's largest...
We should learn a lesson from Brazil
A farmer from a temperate zone, such as one who farms in Ohio, looking for the first time at a tropical rainforest would be...
FSA Andy advice on marketing loans
Hello again!The Wayne County Fair starts Sept. 11. It remains the largest Junior Fair in Ohio, with over 350 dairy projects, 350 swine projects,...
Grain markets: It’s not over until the fat farmer combines
The U.S. grain market is still uneasy about the crop size, and we're positioning ourselves for a Pamela Anderson bust in prices.
