Every town should have one…
Last week, I wrote of my lucky find at the Jeromesville Homecoming, landing the top bid on my father’s senior high school yearbook. I...
Grain market’s Turn-Around Tuesday may bite us today
Market commentary: Big gains on the grain market during the day Monday that capped off a few days of frantic trading did not hold; the weakness overnight is accelerating.
Reader: Have a little sympathy for farmers
Editor:Having concern for the welfare of animals is an admirable virtue, and I don't doubt that many, if not most, people harboring such concerns...
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Editor:A wolf in sheep's clothing. If you read it and other stories in a recent Farm Bureau publication, you would understand the outrage felt...
Yearbook awakens memories of small town life
Sometimes, the smallest contribution pays big dividends. This past Saturday my hometown held its annual homecoming festivities. Though it was hotter than blue blazes,...
FSA will be conducting compliance spot-checks
Hello again!The "dog days" of summer have arrived. The weather has definitely been on the extremely hot side , but I guess we can...
Don’t forget calves when heat soars
Last weekend's heat was the most challenging for bovines of all ages (and their people) so far this year. Milking cows are usually the...
It’s time to roll out the rain barrel and conserve water
Rain barrels make every drop count. That's the slogan that begins every one of my rain barrel presentations. Well, OK, I have to confess...
Economists in the house? Run!
Don't' look now, but Dr. Econ -- that master of the malaprop, that tangled tiller of economic turnips, the clearest, coldest-eyed killer of the...
It’s how you play the game
It’s how you play the game
You win some, you lose some, and sometimes you lose them all. We are old hats at recreational soccer....
