Yearly Archives: 2007
Hunting doesn’t need to be divisive
One day last week, the noise caught my attention. I pulled on my jacket to ward off the chilly wind and walked toward the barn bank.
Carbon credits are fraud
In the science of agronomy, no more sacred ground exists than that of the Morrow Plots, a hemmed-in acre in the middle of the University of Illinois campus that, since 1876, has been under continuous corn production.
Do you pay your farm help enough?
Benefits for farm employees vary tremendously from farm to farm and frequently take the place of some wages that might normally be paid to employees in a nonfarm position.
My Horn of Plenty Runneth Over
It's tough to eat right in the average American home these days. Although most of us know we should balance meals consuming more from the fruit and vegetable groups than all the rest combined, it's a tough task to accomplish.
Truth about boys, girls is all in style
There is a common misconception among amateur parents and people who have never raised children (but curiously always seem to know an awful lot about how other people should raise theirs) that boys and girls behave differently due only to parental programming and societal propaganda.
Horse trainer just doing what comes naturally
BURTON, Ohio -
Young lamb, fleece producers honored
PORT WASHINGTON, Ohio - Tuscarawas Lamb and Fleece Association held its annual banquet Oct. 25 at St.
The sky is falling: Americans afraid of avian flu, but don’t know the facts
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Researchers at the Food Policy Institute at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station have conducted a nationwide survey of public knowledge, attitudes, intentions and behaviors related to the threat of highly pathogenic
Report targets certain Ohio counties for farmland preservation
COLUMBUS - Ohio has one of the highest proportions of prime agricultural soils in the nation. And now, the focus on protecting that land could shift to new areas, thanks to a new report from Ohio State University's
Predatory lending targets many segments
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Many mortgages issued during the housing boom are now going into default leaving homeowners in sticky situations and foreclosures at an all-time high.







