Let’s hope California’s Prop. 2 goes down
A ballot win for Prop. 2 in California would have ripples in other egg-producing states, and certainly in Ohio, which ranks No. 2 in the country in egg production.
Farm country rides economic wave
Remember the 1992 presidential campaign that pitted Bill Clinton against Bush the Elder? It gave us that wonderfully pithy saying, "It's the economy, stupid!"
The bail-out heard ’round the world
It is difficult to think about anything but the U.S. banking sector implosion these days. Even though Wall Street is miles from your home...
Checking the facts
Editor:
I would like to comment on the column written by Judith Sutherland in the Sept. 11 Farm and Dairy.
In her column, she...
‘It’s morphin’ time’ for agriculture
There are no super powers out there to magically whisk your farming operation safely into the future, so I gotta tell you: It's morphin' time!
What we need is tax reform
Editor:Taxation without representation, property tax to pay for public education, double and triple taxation standards, tax on social security and unemployment benefits, excessive and...
Support of 4-H, FFA youth is priceless
The small signs were plastered throughout the barns at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds: “Who will buy the million dollar steer?” and “Who will buy...
Farm organization is worth the money
Editor:I have been farming in southwest Ashtabula County for more than 50 years. About 14 years ago, a fellow farmer and friend, Bob Cotterman,...
Pay attention to farming’s long view
It's easy to get caught up in this season's crop, this summer's pasture growth or this fall's corn prices. It's not so easy to...
What the heck, Google yourself
I'm an attorney in San Bernardino, Calif.; a staff software engineer for IBM; an art professor at the University of Michigan; and the CEO...
