You can become a Project FeederWatch volunteer
If you've never put out food for wild birds, this column is for you. Perhaps you are motivated personally -- you'd like to see...
I can tell you crow tastes like chicken
One of the worst meals of my life occurred on a stormy June evening in the early 1980s at Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel. The main...
December is a great time to get cozy with our financial numbers
Happy holidays to all of our northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania dairy farmers.
It is hard to believe 2009 is coming to a close...
The gifter that keeps on giving very badly
There is a long-accepted seasonal stereotype that says that women love to give amazing gifts and men are incapable of doing so.
Chuckles abound...
Ohio State Grange supports bill to update Ohio’s telecom grid
Editor:
Rural citizens in Ohio are currently faced with a challenge: old and outdated legislation.The Ohio Modernization Act of 2009, S.B. 162 and H.B. 276,...
Reader boycotting country music star
Editor:
On Dec. 2, I heard something that made me sad and very concerned. Carrie Underwood gave a very large amount of money to the...
Improve pasture quality (and milk) with legumes
Dairy cows fed high-quality forage produce more milk with less supplementation than cows fed lower-quality forage. High quality pastures do not happen by accident,...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Dec. 10, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Bonnie’s wish list for Santa Claus
The most beloved Christmas poem of all time begins with the phrase "'Twas the night before Christmas." Although it speaks of a family's preparation...
Take it to the non-bank bank
It was more a wavering non-waiver than another government oldie-but-goodie, a non-denial denial. Still, nothing in the Environmental Protection Agency's Dec. 1 delay to...
