Yearly Archives: 2008
Hold on tight, it’ll be a volatile ride
A simple definition of volatility in the grain markets would be the rate of price change over time.
Food inspection a big, germy joke
When a former National Football League player known for his dirty play was asked if he ever “threw” a game — purposely helped the opposing team win — the player replied by stating the obvious.
Don’t cut corners or you’ll regret it
If you’re like me, it doesn’t take you long to count the number of hay bales you have remaining for this year’s winter feed.
Hazard A Guess: Week of March 20, 2008
Hello from Hazard!
We received two more guesses on item No. 826. Randy Winland concurs that it is, indeed, a “Blue Nose Rug Hooker” and he has one in his collection.
Mullet’s 40 years in 4-H recognized
Joyce Mullet of Coshocton was honored at the 2008 Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference.
COLUMBUS — For more than four decades, Joyce Mullet of Coshocton has...
Riding with Sancho at Ohio Beef Expo
COLUMBUS — Children stood on their tiptoes to peer through the fence. Adults craned their necks to peek over the gate.
Faces in the crowd...
U.S. is on fiscal thin ice
WASHINGTON — Everything in Washington D.C. is about money: who has it, who doesn’t and who wants more.
There are several emerging voices in Congress,...
Still no action on farm bill
WASHINGTON — At a farm bill forum last September, when OSU ag economist Carl Zulauf said, “This is going to be an extremely difficult...
Where the long road leads
UNITY, Ohio — Traffic on state Route 14 near Unity, Ohio, slowed to a crawl during the early afternoon of March 7. Snowflakes whirled...
Dairy farm discovery: ‘We caught the creature’
SALEM, Ohio — “It’s sort of like a pony, kinda like a deer, and has this goat thingy on its neck.”
That’s how a surprised...
