Monthly Archives: September 2011
I was the Lennon sister you never heard
At the ripe old age of 8, I decided I wanted to be one of the Lennon sisters. It occurred to me that I...
Being just one of the crew turns out to be good experience for new...
Steve, his mom and I drove to the airport in Cleveland June 30 with our oldest son, Austen and put him on an airplane...
FSA Andy: What you should know about the Conservation Reserve Program
It seems as though "going green" is all the rage. But did you know the Farm Service Agency has been "going green" for many years?
On My Mind: You can learn a lot from the classifieds
In Farm and Dairy's Classified Advertising section -- we used to call them Want Ads -- there are always many intriguing headings. I enjoy reading the Dogs and Dog Supplies, Horses and Ponies, Hay and Grain, Miscellaneous and Wanted To Buy.
Grassed waterways: A reminder from nature that management still needed
This is the time of year when harvest begins, and farmers become aware of where erosion and gullying is under way in their fields...
Farm and Food File: Economic woes piling up
So corn is rockin' north of $7, beans are toyin' with $14, cattle look to be headed to who-knows-where and hogs, well, bacon is sellin' for what steak used to.
Farmland values continue to climb, with farmers as buyers
Ohio farmland values shot up 7.5 percent over last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent numbers, with all-land values averaging $4,300 per acre.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Sept. 15, 2011:
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio -- Beginning Oct. 1, the Miami Trace FFA will kick off Paint the Town Pink, a special event that will...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Sept. 15, 2011:
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio -- Western Reserve Rangers 4-H club member Sara Cummings was the 2011 outstanding female youth from the Youth Organizations of the...
Miami Co. acreage sells for $607,000
PIQUA, Ohio — Schrader Auction Co. auctioneers Dale Evans and Nick Cummings auctioned off acreage Sept. 7 in Piqua. The high bidder paid $607,000...
