Yearly Archives: 2012
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Nov. 8, 2012:
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. -- Members of the Ridge Runners 4-H club met at the Roberts Ridge Volunteer Fire Department for their annual family Thanksgiving dinner....
Looking back through pages of farm magazine
At the end of October 70 years ago, farmers and farmers' wives were reading the Farm Journal. It was a dark period in the...
Farmland value and rent outlook 2013
COLUMBUS -- Cropland values in Ohio have increased again in 2012. Data from the Oho Ag Statistics Service shows an increase of 13.6 percent...
Halloween boo (hoo)
This Halloween was the first in 15 Halloweens that I had no little ones to force into a ridiculous costume and cart around town....
Carroll County leads Ohio for the number of shale permits issued in October
In October, 231 new drilling permits were granted in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Neither drop camps or guided hunts can promise results
I get an armload of questions about long distance big game hunts, namely hunting trips for elk, antelope and bear. Most questions concern the...
Think about it: Your Influence Stretches Far
INFLUENCEPrior to my wife’s death, she spent about three weeks in the hospital. I stayed with her every night and most of the day...
Ask FSA Andy about the Hispanic and woman farmer and rancher claim process
Hello Again!This week we are going to talk about something that we need to get the word out on — the Hispanic and Women...
The apron: Piece of history and home
Home Economics was a required course for girls in our school in grades 7 and 8, while the boys were sent down the hall...
Creaming the co-op: There appears to be no winners in the milk battle
Sometimes it takes a newspaper’s ink-stained thumb to right the scale of justice, and no newspaper has a bigger, inkier thumb than the New...
