Yearly Archives: 2013
It’s mating season for mammals in North America
It’s common knowledge that wildlife breeds in the spring. When it comes to medium and large mammals, however, common knowledge is often wrong. Mating...
Life and death tell the family story
“Death is to lose the earth you know, for greater knowing; to lose the life you have, for greater life; to leave the friends...
‘Getting Word’ project preserves history
Hello again!
After a few short days of respite from the winter cold, the snow is once again claiming the landscape as its own. The...
Outdoor artist Kevan Crouse finds inspiration today, yesterday
Award-winning artist Kevan Crouse never wants for inspiration.
A morning person by nature, Crouse wakes each day with a mind full of ideas, images, and...
Renovation junkie
Recently I wrote a series of columns detailing our upstairs bathroom renovation. It was a long and painful process (the bathroom — not the...
Help our veterans
A while back on a Saturday morning, I was setting up for the Farm and Dairy news inside in the grill area of the...
Plan to add value to your pasture
Pasture is a valuable forage resource. Like any resource, it responds to management. What is your plan to add value to your pasture in 2013?
Coshocton County: A young farmer makes the calls at Young Farms
Ben Young, 24, is following in his grandparents' footsteps.
Pa. preserves more farmland
HARRISBURG —Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board recently safeguarded 1,445 additional acres on 21 farms through the state’s nationally renowned farmland preservation program.
The board preserved...
Heifers: Keep the best and sell the rest
We all know that a heifer is a female bovine animal that has not yet had a calf, well at least those of us...
