Yearly Archives: 2011
Barn tour and conference in Lancaster
BURBANK, Ohio -- Friends of Ohio Barns is preparing for the 12th annual Ohio Barn Conference April 29 and 30 in Lancaster, Ohio.The weekend...
Some things do get better with time: home heating
As a long, cold winter finally winds down, I was thinking about how comfortable most of us are in our homes with modem heating...
Planning saves soil during timbering
If you sold timber and the company’s poor management practices led to soil erosion and stream sedimentation, you’d probably have some choice words for...
Look beyond U.S. borders for reason in the uptick in dairy markets
No quicker did we forecast a drop in milk prices in early January, than the price of all dairy products shot through the roof....
Real ag agenda seems to be football and pheasants
In Congress, the House aggies aren't exactly tied up with policy debates to address, say, today's soaring food prices, the nation's perilously thin food stocks or a dysfunctional federal dairy policy.
Wash day? We have it way too easy!
My grandmother once told me that my generation had no idea what real housework consisted of, especially when it came to wash day. She...
Nest boxes are simple — don’t complicate things
The first day of spring always reminds me that it's nest box season. It's time to build and place a few more nest boxes...
Loans available for socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers
Hello friends,The Farm Service Agency has loan programs to assist beginning farmers and/or members of socially disadvantaged groups to finance agricultural enterprises. Under these...
Apple Shamrock Dairy Farms: Crawford Co. dairy takes time to share agriculture’s story
TOWNVILLE, Pa. — Rob, Christine and Josh Waddell tell visitors to their farm, the barns don’t smell bad, they smell like money.That’s because the...
Avoid undesirable plants and improve forages with pasture management
We are at my favorite time of the year. Grass is starting to grow. Depending how far south you live, some have already started...
