Monthly Archives: November 2011
Black Ink: Happy people lead to happy cattle
When ranchers or feedlot employees are unhappy or feeling stress, how much pride can they take in the job they're doing? Call it mammalian empathy or stress-related errors of management, but those bad feelings are contagious across species.
Successful birding through winter
A few weeks ago the temperature dropped below 30 degrees, and the first winter feeder birds, white-throated sparrows and dark-eyed juncos, showed up.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 10, 2011:
HANOVERTON, Ohio -- United FFA's annual fruit sale will continue through Nov. 21.Ag students will be selling a variety of fruits, apple cider and...
Is your mineral lease outdated or ‘inadequate?’ There may be options
At least know where you stand and what's available, experts advise.
Listen to your smart brain, but trust your gut
Your gut is a combination of your head and your heart. Your knowledge and your passion. Trust it.
Farm bill proposals mark ‘evolutionary change’ in safety net
WASHINGTON -- After analyzing 10 major proposals circulating for the 2012 farm bill as of the first week of October 2011, an Ohio State...
National Grange sues New York City company for trademark infringement
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Grange recently filed suit against a New York City-based business that has used the Grange name without authorization.
New milking parlor features automated sorting system, first in Ohio
The Rufener family at Congress Lake Farms near Suffield, Ohio, built a new freestall barn and milking parlor. The facility includes one of the first automated RFID sorting systems in Ohio.
Childhood obesity to be addressed at Farm-City Week annual symposium
READING, Pa. -- Three panelists will share their expertise on healthier lunch nutrition programs for America's youth Nov. 17 at the annual National Farm-City Week Symposium, Childhood Obesity: The School Lunchroom Debate.
Manuka oil shows promise as natural weed control agent
WASHINGTON -- Weeds have a greater impact on crop yields than any other pests. Over the past several decades, farmers have continually turned to synthetic herbicides because they are the most effective deterrent against weeds.
