Monthly Archives: September 2013
Ohio State scientist develops new vaccine for PRRS viral disease in pigs
Although 100% effective in university tests, the vaccine still needs to be field tested before it becomes commercially available.
Submit your questions to futurist Glen Hiemstra
Futurist Glen Hiemstra answers your questions about the future of farming and agriculture.
Tennessee approves first sandhill crane hunt
Recently Tennessee’s Fish & Wildlife Commission approved the state’s first modern day sandhill crane hunt. It will run from Nov. 28 through Jan. 1.
A...
Finding my focus
I took the standard boatload of back to school photos of my children this year. There are the requisite posed photos on the rock...
For an “agricultural” fair, head to Wayne County Sept. 7-12
Hello again,
Ohio County fairs are winding down, but one still on the horizon is the Wayne County Fair in Wooster (Sept. 7-12).
Wayne County is...
Farm chores showed value of work
“Do you know what a strip cup is?” asked a silver-haired man who still considers himself a dairy farm boy. I am beginning to...
Farm chores showed value of work
Columnist Judie Sutherland may not have carried milk cans, but milking cows in a straight-eight stanchion parlor gives her a few braggin’ rights of her own.
Writers test mad angler skillz and live to tell about it
Six outdoor communicators with cameras at work. How fun. Hold this, smile, look at the fish, shake the fin out, hold it up, tip it, and on and on.
Farming Simulator 2013, redefining farming video games
A video game that's a farming simulation? Farming Simulator 2013 does just that.
Northeast Ohio Small Farm College to be held this fall
There is a growing trend in Ohio agriculture toward the direct marketing of agricultural products featuring locally grown foods.
