Yearly Archives: 2011
Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Relishing in the history of chickens
Poultry and eggs are a big business and, although estimates vary, possibly as many as 45 billion chickens are eaten every year in this country, along with 75 billion eggs.
Making it to the finish line
Because we have been working on this old house or another for the last 70 billion years someone will occasionally ask me why I...
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Is your mineral lease outdated or ‘inadequate?’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.
