Look out for pickup artists
Reader response to last week's love note to our 18-year-old truck let me know that many readers share our love and loyalty for their...
Conservation Reserve Program has benefits
Hello again!It seems as though "going green" is all the rage. More and more people are looking for environmentally friendly, sustainable and all natural...
How to tell trash from treasure based on condition
Whether you are building a collection, helping an elderly relative with downsizing, or simply love to troll thrift shops and antique malls for a...
Backup, backup, backup: It may be the easiest way to survive a disaster
Last Thursday, a tornado laid a path of destruction through the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center campus and surrounding community. In light of...
No time to waste: It’s time to buy a duck stamp
Though I've never hunted waterfowl, every year as fall approaches I buy a duck stamp. I get mine at a post office, but they...
The days of buses, bullies and books
By mid-September, most children west of the Ohio have a month of the new school year already on the books.That means some young scholar...
Market Monitor: Whoa, Baby, Hot! Hot! Hot!
One of our family stories involves number one son in a restaurant tasting his soup. The attractive girl going by our table was surprised...
Notes on whooping cranes and hummingbirds
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced plans to reintroduce a non-migratory flock of endangered whooping cranes in Louisiana. If this proposal...
Some things haven’t changed since 1913
"The idea that the chemical analysis of soil gives an accurate showing as to its needs for fertilization has long since been shown by...
Loans for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
Hello again!The Farm Service Agency makes loan funds available each year to help members of underserved groups buy and operate family-sized farms and ranches.FSA's...
