Yearly Archives: 2007
Helping farmers for half a century
SALEM, Ohio - In 1957, Curtis Lemon started tinkering with farm equipment. He hammered and welded and drilled and bolted - he liked the idea of taking the old and making it work like new.
Ten ways to go broke: Still good advice
Long before there was David Letterman, the University of Tennessee's ag college came up with its own Top 10 list that's worth reviewing.
Moving forward a part of the mystery
Remember the trepidation of having to climb up the ladder to the dark hay mow very early in the morning after having stayed up late watching a scary movie the night before? It's been years and years ago, but I still feel that tingling in the toes and chills up my spine just thinking about it! Scary story.
Hope you’re hungry for a harvest
On the southern Illinois farm of my youth, the beginning of summer marked the kick-off of a season of great food.
Calculate your forage fertilizer needs
Are you wondering how much to invest in fertilizer this year? We will soon be approaching the period of the forage growing season critical for stockpiling pastures.
Pocketful of Posies
I telephoned. "I'll be out to get some more flowers ... No Dad, I don't need any of the yellow old-fashioned roses or purple iris," I explained, "I just need to get some more tiny violets.
Serving up premium memories of frozen treats
I can understand how the recent heat wave might have caught the corner store unawares in the frozen treat ordering department.
New kid on the block: Meet Winnie
She is Winnie. And she is Ori and Little Sister, and she is Pelly and Polly and Duchess, and she is Sally and Spotty, and she is Missy and Shamrock and Olivia, and she is Maggie and Barney and Brud.
Where do we store all this extra corn?
COLUMBUS - If the intended number of the country's corn acres is planted, growers could be facing grain storage issues this fall and weak cash prices reflective of the market's reaction to the shortage.
Western Reserve FFA celebrates past year, looks forward to upcoming one
COLLINS, Ohio - The Western Reserve FFA held its annual banquet May 18 with over 200 people in attendance.
