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...
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 11, 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).
Rain makes grain — if grain’s planted
When I was drawing a paycheck as a cocksure marketing advisor and newsletter writer nearly 30 years ago, my colleagues and I often explained...
Eastern wood-pewee sings its own name best
Of all the birds that sing their own name, the eastern wood-pewee does it best. Every morning as I lie in bed just before...
The good guys are out there
I knew that fatherhood had irreversibly changed him when Mr. Need for Speed drove at turtle's pace hunched over the steering wheel, eyes scanning...
Breezes and Berries
California strawberries taste great when you haven't had a fresh strawberry for a whole year. This spring, I purchased one token carton of shipped-in...
Social media butterflies? Get over it
"Have you seen this?" The Twitter direct message from John Blue of Truffle Media asked. "Indiana Fair Oaks Farm video." And it gave the...
Counterproductive to include agricultural operations
Editor:I would like to comment on Al Cross' article about USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's push to add carbon credits for agriculture to the proposed...
