Animal-care policy and Gov. Kasich
Editor:On Nov. 3, 2009, the Ohio voters spoke loud and clear. By a landslide 67-37 vote they authorized the creation of a livestock board...
Farmers, embrace your link in the food chain
Farmers need to embrace their new/old role in the food chain, engage with eaters everywhere through outreach and education. We should "own" the food issue.
Children are especially vulnerable to air quality
Editor:According to noted environmental health analyst, Dr. Theo Colborn, water is not the only life support system at risk in producing natural gas —...
Yes, farming is ‘cool,’ but practices aren’t
Farm Sanctuary founder says most citizens oppose the intensive confinement of animals, and so does a new breed of farmers.
Criticism of Milk Marketing Improvement Act is undeserved
Editor:There has been a lot of criticism, if not outright slander, leveled against the notion that dairy farmers need a farm milk price that...
Wild and dangerous in Ohio
Editor:What lies ahead for Ohio's animal owners? What future do we have in this great state? What do the next four years hold for...
What a year for animal owners in Ohio
Editor:
This year started out with Humane Society of the United States hiring signature gathers who lied to the people about what they were signing....
Gas drilling poisoning people, pets and the planet
Editor:It makes me scared, sad and sick that local land owners are signing away their mineral rights to gas drilling companies that were “granted...
How will supply management affect the dairy industry?
Editor:Will more government intervention solve the volatility and low profit margins dairy farmers recently experienced? As I review the Foundation for the Future and...
Four types of Ohioans
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With all the current issues in Ohio today, I think back to when things were much simpler. We raised our own vegetables and knew...
