Yearly Archives: 2012
When choosing seed, match bird food to feeders
The bird-feeding season is upon us, and invariably questions about which foods and feeders are best fill my mailbox. Here's a pre-emptive effort to...
Teaching conservation for our future
What happens when you pull a $20 bill out of your pocket and tell a classroom of 4th graders you will give them the...
Giving thanks for good friends
When we are healthy and everything seems to be going well, it's easy to forget just how blessed we are. But when times are hard, we realize we're surrounded by God's angels in the form of friends.
S.B. 130 isn’t perfect, but a start to animal welfare
Editor:Ohio is one of the least protective states regarding animal care. Why does the Senate in Ohio refuse to realize this?It is a known...
The farm bill gamble could be costly
A long, bitter year in the long, bitter Congressional session drifted into the campaign season with the U.S. House of Representatives unable or unwilling...
In sickness and health
There is a common misconception that women are stalwart in sickness while men take to bed with even a minor case of the sniffles....
Check your fall pasture to-do list
It seems there are never enough days in the fall of the year to accomplish all the things I want/need to do. Daylight hours...
Small and mighty, Amos the calf is beating odds
CANONSBURG, Pa. -- It's not uncommon for a calf to be born prematurely -- especially when it's a twin. But one Washington County calf...
Mercer Co. farmers file contempt of court against ODNR over delays
CELINA, Ohio -- Legal counsel representing farmers whose land has been flooded as a result of a dam built in 1997 at Grand Lake...
Drought-related tax deferral opportunity
WASHINGTON -- Farmers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought, like the drought currently affecting much of the nation, have an extended...
