Book stirs up memories of canal days
If you’re not from the tri-county — Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana — area, you might not find this column of interest.
On the other hand, if...
True confessions: I wish I had a bunny.
Though we have a cat and a hamster, I find myself bunniless this Easter, and I wish I had a pet rabbit, again. I'm...
Hazard A Guess: Week of April 9, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Go digital, but leave a paper trail
I am an ironic dinosaur, career-wise. I began my writing on the Internet when I discovered, quite by happy accident, that some kind souls...
If we can hang on, ag outlook is solid because we ‘build things’
I love the 1990 fairy tale movie Pretty Woman that stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts (although I admit a prostitute is not standard...
Cowmunicators 101 was huge success
It began with a simple idea. It was then shared with American Dairy Association Mideast and they too saw merit in the concept. On...
Sandhill cranes perform a courtship to remember
The Platte River flows past Kearney, Neb., and in March it can be a cold, inhospitable place. It certainly was back in 1982. I...
To fix this mess, just fire them all
Only Wall Street bankers and Capitol Hill lawmakers can sport such a sorry record and still keep their jobs.
Grain markets higher after USDA reports
The USDA Prospective Plantings Report, followed by friendly export reports, have helped fuel some bullish enthusiasm for the grains.
Time marches on whether I like it or not
"Look not to the follies and pleasures of earth if you would inherit pure, heavenly mirth; but travel in righteousness, meekness and truth, and...
