Yearly Archives: 2008
Polymers + agriculture = $$$
Ohio hopes to spur economic development by hooking up its two largest industries: agriculture and polymers.
The ‘softer sex’ was tough as nails
The stories of so many of the women who came before us have always left me wondering how in the world women ever became termed the softer sex.
Visit www.farmanddairy.com
My first few years at Farm and Dairy, when I entered the building from the rear, I had to walk by two mammoth Linotype...
Governor unveils Ohio Proud logo
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Gov.Ted Strickland, along with Director of Agriculture Robert Boggs, revealed an easier way for consumers to find Ohio’s grown agricultural products.
The...
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Your unsigned article ( Electoral College: Outdated or necessary evil?, March 20, 2008) on the Electoral College considered only two possibilities: Either it is...
