Monthly Archives: June 2009
Pa. farmers: Join a compost co-op
On-farm composting cooperatives in five Pennsylvania counties may hold more benefits than farmers realize.
The need for speed
(Editor’s note: Charlie Renner and his wife, Dawn, recently attended The World Class Driving Event in New Platz, N.Y. He won the trip as...
Ohio’s Farm Focus event canceled for 2009
VAN WERT, Ohio -- The Farm Focus Field Day, scheduled for July 21 in Van Wert County, has been canceled due to state budget...
Antique bank brings consignor big profit
- Garth's Auctions Inc. of Delaware, Ohio, held its third annual Ohio Valley Auction May 23.The auction offered a wide selection of antique furniture...
Age rage is not a good thing
You just never think it will happen to you. Then, one day you are caught. Transfixed. A deer in the headlights. You stare in...
Ag awareness: Let’s play small ball
As farmers and farm leaders struggle to figure out strategies to educate a growing farm-illiterate consumer population, maybe they should try small ball -- methodically undertake individual efforts and be opportunistic, rather than swing for the fences.
I needed a Charlotte of my own
"It has been my experience that the only people who don't coo about cows are ranchers. Talk to ranchers. Some of them just can't...
Proposed budget cuts mean ‘no fair’ for some
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The effects of the economy can be observed in many places today -- in the automotive industry, in tourism and hospitality...
FSA Andy for June 4, 2009
Hello Again!Planting season is in full swing and many of you are now finishing up those last few acres. Sun-drenched days will soon find...
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 4, 2009
Hello from Hazard!Hope you didn't miss us too much last week. Whenever a holiday falls on a Monday, we have a Thursday deadline for...
