Monthly Archives: April 2010
Vacation with us … Ferguson
Mike and Guyla Ferguson of Tippecanoe, Ohio, brought Farm and Dairy to the Dole Pineapple Plantation during their honeymoon in Hawaii. Aloha fun in...
Confirmation Sunday: Starting down the path to heaven in front of a forsythia bush
We may have thought Confirmation Sunday as parole day from catechism purgatory but (as our gray-haired elders predicted back then) it would become the first step on a journey of deeper understanding and deeper commitment.
Morrow County farm installs one of Ohio’s first automated calf feeders
Harpercrest Dairy owner Stan Harper and his dairy partner, Dave Ertl, installed one of Ohio's first automated calf feeders.
SWCDs: It’s all about local priorities
Probably one of the most insightful things I've ever heard is a quote by the French writer and philosopher Voltaire: "When it is a...
Good news and bad news for monarch butterflies
If you're a fan of monarch butterflies, I've got good news and bad news. First the good news.Last year the folks at Project Monarch...
Understanding and patience is key to managing multi-generation farm
After reading the Dairy Excel column in the March 25 issue about hiring teen workers and knowing the law, I began thinking, not only...
Grazing in spring’s new grass can lead to livestock disease
The ground has firmed tremendously in our area the last two weeks and warm temperatures have launched grass growth again in most fields so...
Easter awakens precious memories
"Sitting under the oak tree, watching the neighborhood children enjoy the first nice, warm day makes me feel so happy to be here on...
You are (not) here
"Wherever you go, there you are."First, let me state for the record that I fully realize that you have only petty, first world problems...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of April 8, 2010
HAMLIN, W.Va. -- Lincoln County FFA is holding a farm equipment consignment auction May 1 at 10 a.m. at the new Lincoln County High...
