Yearly Archives: 2005
Farm marketing: Not a dirty word
ROMNEY, W.Va. - Marketing.
It's not a word that makes most farmers jump up and down or rush to get out of bed in the morning.
PROGRESS: Calculated risk
PARKMAN, Ohio - Kevin O'Reilly wrote his first farm business plan in high school.
The Geauga County teen wanted to borrow $200 from his father to start a sweet corn enterprise, but before his dad would hand over the money, Kevin had to calculate his input and labor costs, create a sales plan and identify potential risks.
Knowledge fuels farm progress
Bill Grammer shot down my skepticism, and ignorance.
In recent years, we've received numerous university news releases touting the benefits of farm advisory teams.
Farm boys made the days more fun
The days of summer on our dairy and grain farm were anything but lazy days.
What seems to stand out most of all in my memory of summertime is the small army of young men who pitched in to help.
School’s in session across Potomac
If you think schoolchildren dread summer school, consider the eight-week summer session agriculture's friends in Congress face.
Gadgets Galore
Preparing a quick supper before leaving for work one morning, I stretched toward some shelves Mark put up in our kitchen and set out one of our three crockpots.
Sheep are perfect fit for small farm
SHREVE, Ohio -
PROGRESS: Hunsbergers near the top, but want to keep climbing
SHREVE, Ohio - Hal Hunsberger and his son Rod, a fourth generation Holmes County dairy farmer, pause at Rod's farm.
WTO negotiations behind schedule
WASHINGTON - Despite progress on agriculture, World Trade Organization negotiations remain behind schedule and require considerable, difficult work, especially in the next few months, to achieve an agreement, Congress' investigative agency reports.
Slugs munching their way across Ohio
LANCASTER, Ohio - According to OSU state entomology specialists Ron Hammond and Bruce Eisley, reports of slug feeding are being received from various parts of Ohio.
