Monthly Archives: May 2009
Ohio Pasture Measurement Project lets you watch growth from week to week
How are your pastures growing? If you are like most you would reply in terms like fast or rapid. It is the month of...
It’s possible for producers to have it all
Stop trying to get maximum production. No more topping last year's average daily gains, enough with the peak efficiencies and quit angling for record...
Cutting a fat hog on the taxpayers’ tab
The year isn't five months old and hog farmers already have had a year to forget: a sick global economy sickening pork demand, costlier...
Do children appreciate all we do?
First, I would like to thank the editor of this fine publication for my latest existential crisis. They cooked up that heartwarming "Thanks, Mom!"...
There are paths to pursue in agriculture
"The shortage of large-animal veterinarians coincides with the reduction of small family farms and rural life in America. Traditionally, large-animal veterinarians grew up on...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of May 14, 2009
ASHLAND, Ohio — The 46th annual Crestview FFA banquet was held April 16.
Members received Greenhand Degrees and Chapter Degrees.
Every year...
Horseback riding happens after all
Yes! Yes! Yes, I did go horseback riding — not on my exact 87th birthday but 10 days into my 88th year!
I know this...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of May 14, 2009
NORWALK, Ohio — On May 3, the Hartland New Horizons 4-H club met at the Hartland Town Hall and passed out the 2009 4-H...
FSA Andy for May 14, 2009
Hello Again!
“Rain, rain go away come back another day,” even at the ripe old age of (… well let’s not go there) I find...
Ag groups: EPA harming biofuels industry
SALEM, Ohio — The Environmental Protection Agency is touting its newly proposed renewable fuels standards as earth-saving and job-creating, but ag groups are looking...
