Monthly Archives: July 2009
Just how good are you at dairying?
The prolonged depressed milk prices in the dairy industry are creating critical cash-flow and long-term survivability issues on Ohio's 3,328 dairy farms. Cost-cutting decisions...
Junior Judges
A small but energetic group participated in the Pa. Holstein Association's junior judging school, hosted July 9-10, in Beaver-Lawrence counties. The junior judges placed...
Organic crops succeeding in Ohio
Organic farming increasing, even in down economy.
How Not to Get Beat Up At The Movies 101
I am a nice person. I get through most days fairly happy and not generally spoiling for a fight. I just want that on...
No offense: Just bringing awareness
Hi again,
Apparently I didn’t offend anyone with last week’s article as I didn’t receive a pink slip. Yet!
However, I am not delusional enough to...
A very good year in my backyard
It's been a banner year for wildlife in my backyard, and each evening my wife and I enjoy the show from the back porch....
Stoneware churn highlight of auction
- DeFina Auctions, Austinburg, Ohio, held a two-day auction June 13-14 with more than 300 pieces of decorated stoneware and 150-plus pieces of Roseville...
Going once, going twice…
Sold. That word can be cause for celebration or the beginning of a personal pity party. It all depends on what dollar amount follows...
Stubborn, yes; ‘un-teachable,’ no
In the five months and three weeks since readers last took over this space, my snail mail and e-mail has taken on a decidedly...
Our pony Topper is a keeper
"It excites me that no matter how much machinery replaces the horse, the work it can do is still measured in horsepower...even in this...
