Monthly Archives: March 2011
What the written word can do
I wish I had a nickle for every time I have been asked, “how do you find something to write about every single week?”...
New conservation loan program offered
Hello Again!The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has added a new Conservation Loan program. The Conservation loan program provides farmers with the credit necessary to...
Benefits of tile drainage are inarguable
Hooray for tile!Now that's something you don't hear too often from people these days. Seems over the last decade or so in certain quarters...
The circus comes to town
As has been noted here before, most journalists get into the writing game because they cannot do math. I don't mean the hard stuff...
Where there’s smoke
All things considered, I think that the moment you are shouting "fire" is not likely to rank among your finest culinary accomplishments. Although you...
Vacation with us…O’Conke
When James O’Conke from Rootstown, Ohio, (pictured right) and his Ol’ Lady April (pictured second to right) traveled to Florida to find a home,...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of March 3, 2011
OBERLIN, Ohio -- As a part of National FFA Week, Feb. 19-26, Firelands FFA members planned the following events: Barnyard Olympics, John Deere vs....
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 3, 2011
LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- The Cows R Us 4-H dairy club met Feb. 20 at the Southington Christian Church. Cheese basket themes were discussed and...
Vacation with us…Ambrose
Sometimes you’ve got to make the best of a situation. When a paperwork mishap delayed Lee Ambrose, of Butler, Pa., from his return trip...
Ohio’s veal standard: deal breaker, or board-based decision?
HSUS objects to Ohio care board's decision on veal standards.