You don’t want to miss this workshop
Hello northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania dairy farmers.
Ohio State University Extension in Ashtabula County will hold a milk marketing workshop from 10:30 a.m....
Unhappy with Columbiana County treasurer
Editor:
It seems like the only time anybody ever focuses closely upon the operations of our county government is during election season. This is...
The Low Down on Down syndrome
When the vice presidential debate came to a close October 2, the families of both candidates filed forward and gathered on stage to greet...
A few, not all, forages can be toxic after frost
Fall is in the air and Jack Frost will certainly arrive soon. Each year after the first hard frost, I usually answer phone calls...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 16, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Presidential election: We are deep into the rabbit hole now
When moderator Jim Lehrer asked presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama Sept. 29 what budget 'priorities' each would 'adjust' because of the pending...
The stranger in school photographs
I thought we had a deal, fifth grade and I. I had accepted our school district puts fifth graders -- mere infants -- into...
Dairy ride getting wilder by the minute
I recall just a few months ago when the whole cottonseed market jumped above $250 per ton. I received numerous phone calls and e-mails...
Market Monitor: Harvest pressure and strange dreams
When a grain trader talks about harvest pressure, he is referring to the effect on the futures markets on the Chicago Board of Trade...
Hummers, those mighty migrants, can still show up in winter
Mid-October marks the end of the ruby-throated hummingbird migration season, so it's time to take down nectar feeders, clean them thoroughly, and store them...
