Yearly Archives: 2009
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 15, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Vacation with us…Hall
Left to right, Bruce Reede, Rachel Clarice, Mike Snavely, Audrey Yane all of Athens, Ohio, Regina Horning of North Canton, Ohio, and Stacy Hall...
Reader: Take a stand and vote yes for Issue 2
Editor:
As president/CEO of a grain marketing and farm supply cooperative in Ohio, I want to make sure people understand the importance of passing State...
Fall’s backdrop makes all the farm chores worth doing
"Throwing down hay from the highest point of the south mow, I was drawn to the west corner by the tiniest of sounds. Nestled...
The truth about rock-and-roll
On the sunny, first Sunday of October, Willie Nelson, 76; Neil Young, 63; John Mellencamp, three days shy of 58, and Dave Matthews, 42,...
Plan ahead for winter feeding
Winter is here, are you ready? The single largest expense of keeping livestock is winter-feeding costs. Livestock owners can reduce and minimize the cost...
Judging teams on Great American Ride
If you listen to country music, you have heard Toby Keith's new song, Great American Ride. Over the past couple of months, I have...
Keys may unlock cellular doors to marbling mysteries
Knowing more about marbling helps cattlemen produce the best beef. All four National Beef Quality Audits said consumers want more of it, yet many...
Let there be light
How many mystery writers does it take to screw in a light bulb? Two: One to screw it almost all the way in and...
The history of the Arrel family
In August of 1976, Elizabeth Arrel Thompson and I strolled across her historic 200-year-old Arrel Farm on Arrel Road in Poland.As we walked, bluebirds...
