Yearly Archives: 2004
I’m a unique mom, just ask my kids
I have a new name.
I haven't heard it here at work (yet), but I hear it nonstop at home.
One day, I turned on my cellular phone and there it was, staring at me for just a second before the system booted up: Freak.
Sweat equity pays off at county fair
Our county fair, among the very last in the state to open each year, is under way.
The timing of this fair delights many, as they can select their very best produce to enter for 4-H and open class judging, and cattle and hogs are given just a little extra time to reach as close to perfection as possible.
Livestock needs tomorrow’s solutions
Two fact-laden summer reports on animal agriculture nearly mirror each other on the woe faced by many American dairy, cattle and hog producers.
Monitoring nutrition in the pasture
I have had numerous dairy graziers tell me their cows did not milk well this summer. "Why didn't my cows milk as well this summer, and how could I have supplemented them?" The answers are not simple, but I have some suggestions.
Alas, another Canfield Fair is history
It was another successful Canfield Fair. Mom translation: the kids had a good time, none of them got sick, all the work got done, good weather, no disasters and a chance to visit with a bunch of nice people.
Big Blue in the Parade
Returning from the Columbiana Street Fair parade, we entered our driveway at dusk where the glimmer of a moving bicycle slowed our approach.
Give me ketchup or give me death
I often dreamed that once I packed my youngest child off to kindergarten, I would be free to indulge in some "me" time and become one of the much heralded "ladies who lunch.
Hog brings $30 bid; lamb gets $25 at Wayne Co.
WOOSTER, Ohio - Good weather, great attendance and an outstanding junior fair livestock auction wrapped up the 2004 edition of the Wayne County Fair.
Wal-Mart employees and loggers educate public, raise funds for kids
DOVER, Ohio - Teaching the public about forest resources, and raising money to help treat and prevent illnesses and injury for children, are the focus of the 9th annual Forest Heritage Festival.
Saving a life: Vets do historic procedures on horse
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Professors at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine performed two procedures on a 23-year-old thoroughbred that saved the horse's life and set a precedent for the diagnosis and treatment of a kidney tumor.
