Monthly Archives: January 2009
Average Crop Revenue Election awaits
On Jan. 8, 2008, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs predicted crude oil prices would top $200 a barrel by summer, then slip lower...
Take heart: Spring is six weeks away
Take heart, friends, take heart -- Groundhog Day approaches!And whether or not the furry rodent sees his shadow, spring is just six weeks away...
Hypothermia — A cold killer
With the onset of winter comes the threat of hypothermia -- the dangerous lowering of the human body's temperature. As the number one killer...
Let’s hear it for the Patz 1000 Alley Scraper 4-H Style Revue
Those folks at Purdue University are sheer genius.No offense to my friends at the fine land grant universities in Ohio and Pennsylvania, but in...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 15, 2009
CRESTON, Ohio — On Dec. 22, the Norwayne FFA traveled to snow trails in Mansfield for a day of snow tubing. Many members attended the...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Jan. 15, 2009
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The Carroll County Farmers ‘N Charmers 4-H club held its first organizational meeting Dec. 10 at the Augusta Lodge Hall.
An...
Workshop covers milk price outlook
Hello northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania dairy farmers.
The financial crisis has hit our country with a resounding thud. Sadly, it looks like a...
Cattleman finds perfect combination
Dave Noll thinks about expected progeny differences and corn gluten and how many round bales he needs to get through winter. He builds fence and drives tractors and vaccinates cows. It's the stuff that farming is made of.
This dog is too busy for wandering
"One of my obsessive pursuits here at Bedlam Farm is observing the animals, watching the way the residents here change in relation to one...
Pa. farmer earns American Farm Bureau Federation’s highest honor
SAN ANTONIO -- The American Farm Bureau Federation presented its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Keith Eckel from Pennsylvania and former Rep....
