Monthly Archives: April 2008
When wanderlust meets tractor dust
In my teens and early 20s, there was but one truth that I held self-evident: I would never, ever be “small town.”
From my earliest...
A sap shouting into the hurricane
One fine spring evening 35 or so years ago, I rang the doorbell of the home of the young lady I intended to ask...
Nitrogen timing saves, creates green
Fertilizer prices are extremely high at this time. How do we economically stimulate pasture growth throughout the growing season?
In general, nitrogen has the greatest...
Shifting Gears…Roberts
1939 Ford 9-N
Owned by Rufus Roberts, Cortland, Ohio
This tractor is one of only 250 made and has the cast aluminum hood from the factory....
Good food matters
I work part-time in a clothing consignment shop. I’m used to hearing comments from the dressing room when things don’t fit. Every so often,...
Electoral College is very necessary
Editor:
Your unsigned article ( Electoral College: Outdated or necessary evil?, March 20, 2008) on the Electoral College considered only two possibilities: Either it is...
Wal-Mart jumps on anti-rbST milk bandwagon
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart just announced that its Great Value milk is now being sourced exclusively from cows that have not been treated with...
Vacation with us…Debnar
Not one, but two Farm and Dairies visited Israel with the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s ag mission trip in February. We were escorted by...
Columbiana-Mahoning dairymen among state’s top 5 percent
SALEM, Ohio — Four dairy farms in Columbiana and Mahoning counties achieved “elite” status as herds in the top 5 percent of farms on test with the statewide DHI Cooperative.
Smith Vale Farms, Lowmiller Farms, Doug and Marty Dye, and Grammer Jersey Farm each received DHI Elite awards during the Columbiana-Mahoning DHI annual meeting March 28 in Salem.
Mom was right: That soup will cure a cold
Sometimes simple home remedies are just what the doctor ordered for minor health concerns.
