Water… More valuable than gold
Editor:The old saw “To a thirsty man, water is more valuable than gold” has never been more true than it is today. As a...
What we need are teachers, not statistics
Editor:(Response to Five Innovations that Will Change Our Lives, Jan. 9 edition.)I respond specifically to the section: “The classroom will learn you.”“In the next...
Know which humane society you are supporting
Editor:In my role as president and an active volunteer of The Humane Society of Columbiana County, I recently participated in the Leetonia Sportsman Club...
Regulations are smothering U.S. farmers
The near total control by government of the fruit and vegetable production, with its compliance, fines and implied liability, is the reason why small farm operations are being bankrupted.
Veterans are heroes
Editor:I was troubled by the guest commentary of professor Arnold Oliver. (When I was in Vietnam, I was no hero; Nov. 14, 2013). What...
LETTER: Dairy exports a bright spot for milk producers
One out of every seven loads of milk is exported — that is one day every week that the total U.S. milk production is exported.
Obamacare: Frightening premiums for some
Editor:When I consider Obamacare’s initial blundering activity I picture a plane with flat tires trying to pick up speed for takeoff. And why am...
We have to learn to work for peace
Editor:Thank you Farm and Dairy for printing the “When I was in Vietnam I was no hero” guest commentary (Nov. 14, 2013). On Saturday...
Is beef checkoff working in your interest?
As an appointee to the 106-member Cattlemen’s Beef Board, I often wonder if we are spending your beef checkoff dollars in the best interest of beef promotion.
Dairy farmers caught between a rock and a hard place
Editor:Dairy farmers across the nation are once again left without effective farm bill legislation. Another year of hard work by dairy farm groups to...
