Yearly Archives: 2012
Ohio’s walleye population takes work, and luck
March Madness may be played on the hardwood and shot through hoops by tall kids ranked by brackets, but there is another bunch of...
Earthworms, while beneficial, can also destroy
Next time you roam your favorite woodlot, study the leaf litter. Is it thick and spongy, a pure joy to walk upon?
Or is it...
Protecting the family farm should be our top priority
Editor:(Concerning guest commentaryy by David Kay in Dec. 15, 2011 issue of Farm and Dairy.)It is obvious that the original purpose of the Extension...
Insects, weeds could be challenges after record-setting mild winter
The snow and ice nearly skipped us, and that could spell success -- or distress -- in the fields.
Early spring nitrogen likely won’t increase yields for late wheat
COLUMBUS -- Despite the fact that an unusually wet fall and planting delays kept many wheat farmers from applying starter nitrogen, an Ohio State...
Ugly correction may be in progress in grain markets
Some observers are speculating that corn futures could be 3.50 at harvest. Yep, you read that right: $3.50.
Reader: Taxation system needs change
Editor:In regard to previous protest letters that I have written in the past concerning the outrageous, unfair and discriminatory taxation system in this country,...
Lambs walk the boards at Philly theater
Three bottle-fed lambs from western Pennsylvania have been "hired" to add some realism to a production at Philadelphia's Wilma Theater production, and the theater-going community couldn't be more excited.
Meats expert: ‘Pink slime’ may be unappetizing, but it’s safe, real beef
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Whether you call it "pink slime" or lean, finely textured beef, you can call it a much-maligned product at the...
$7,000 is top bid at Ohio Holstein sale
MANSFIELD, Ohio -- The Ohio Holstein Association convention sale, held March 16 at the Richland County Fairgrounds, averaged $2,639 on 60 live lots.One choice...
