In The Driver’s Seat
I usually try to fit more into my days than can healthily be squeezed, thus my sleep section of each 24 hours gets short-changed....
Another citizen science opportunity — Firefly Watch
About a week ago while sitting on the back porch watching night fall, I saw the first golden flash of summer. Soon a dozen...
Why ‘trade down’ in beef selection?
Demand for beef is down. Can you blame the recession? Not entirely, but it's a darned inconvenient coincidence. It's hard to argue that beef...
Never forget what so many have given
"I stood in the national cemetery and realized, through the stony silence, that I was standing on sacred ground. I was surrounded by monuments...
FSA Andy for June 18, 2009
Hello again!If you are a taxpayer, you might want to read this article. In June 2000, Congress passed the Agricultural Risk Protection Act. This...
NAIS should be fixed or forgotten
Four days before the seventh and final "listening session" June 1 to gather producer comments on NAIS, the National Animal Identification System, U.S. Secretary...
Tell Mother Nature it’s summertime
In just a minute or two, the longest day of the year will dawn and summer will officially arrive.Someone had better tell Mother Nature,...
FSA Andy for June 11, 2009
Hello Again!Your local Farm Service Agency needs your help! We are seeking nominees to serve as a candidate for the county committee and you...
Stories of my father’s grandparents
"There were certain things about the farm which Ma understood better than anyone else. For more than her husband and son, whose romanticism often...
Managing tall fescue in pastures
Many pastures in Ohio contain tall fescue as one of the cool-season plants which make up our pasture's mix. Tall fescue is a persistent...
