FSA Andy for Oct. 29, 2009
Hello again, friends!Halloween at my house usually brings a pleasant diversion from harvest, or lack of harvest as the case may be. The kids...
Soil quality and pasture management
A small farm livestock owner recently asked me about the benefit of pasture aeration and the application of fertilizer and lime. To answer the...
Autumn is a time for reflection
"We worked in the woods for nearly 10 hours today, falling trees, sawing lumber. I could have worked 10 more. There is something invigorating...
Keep your eyes open for several fall visitors
A day after the first hard frost of the season, a flock of nomadic cedar waxwings appeared in the backyard. I counted 42, but...
Set the standard for the nation with Issue 2
Editor:I want to urge everyone to vote yes for Issue 2. It's a shame that laws need to be created to protect us from...
I must vote no on Issue 2
Editor:Voters will decide whether or not to amend Ohio's Constitution for the purpose of creating a 13-member Livestock Care Standards Board that will essentially...
Issue 2 is fine, but do we need another amendment?
Editor:
Issue 2 — What does it do? A lot of us really don’t know. Maybe no on really knows.
The hope is it will...
Here is what they aren’t saying about Issue 2
Editor:
I recently attended a meeting where a representative of the Farm Bureau made a 20-minute Power Point presentation arguing that without Issue 2, Ohio...
Animal agriculture education is the real issue
Editor:
There is no guaranteed seat for a production livestock producer. The board consists of 13 members: three family farmers, two veterinarians, one food safety...
Observations on riding out low dairy prices
Hello dairy farmers. It has been a long year for our dairy industry. As we inch closer to the December 2008 anniversary of when...
