Yearly Archives: 2009
Gary Vermeer
Gary Vermeer, 90, founder and chairman emeritus of Vermeer Corporation in Pella, Iowa, died Feb. 2, 2009, at the Comfort House of Pella.
Born...
Daisy finds one playin’ possum
A few years ago on a cold winter night, Daisy, my yellow Lab, and I took a walk in the woods after a snow...
Under water reader
Here's another good one from the Farm and Dairy files. In 2001, Mike Semchee took his paper and went scuba diving in the Atlantic...
Keep switchgrass in mind for biomass uses
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. -- Camelina isn't the only alternative biomass crop that makes sense in this area.Ernst Conservation Seeds, based in Meadville, Pa., is...
FSA Andy for Feb. 5, 2009
Hello Again!This winter has reminded me of my childhood when snow came and lasted for weeks on end. My youngest daughter has enjoyed sledding...
Itching for spring, new baseball season
"We weren't really alone, of course. Each square mile of farmland, bordered on all sides by those perfectly straight Iowa roads, was called a...
We all need ag diversity training
We cannot be so narrow-minded to think that there is only one way to be successful, to be sustainable, in farming today.
Keys to a Healthy Heart
May the force (against mindless food consumption) be with us.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 5, 2009
ALBANY, Ohio — Members of the Alexander FFA chapter participated in a CPR course Jan. 13-20. The course was taught by members of the...
Your animals on welfare
By the time you read this column, the reality of the current dairy economics will be hitting you like a brick.
The January Class...
