Yearly Archives: 2013
Livestock and machinery filled 1840s fairgrounds
How about that Dodge Ram ad at the Super Bowl? It’s not often that the advantages and benefits of farming are placed before such...
To love and to cherish, even in manure
“Romance is not dead, it just looks different on our farm.”
— Mae E. Smithhisler, 1900
That old, abandoned road on your property may not be abandoned
To prevent headaches or disputes, if you've got an abandoned road on your property, find out if the road was ever vacated and is no longer an official road.
Smoke gets in her eyes
It is, I realize, completely self-absorbed to complain about the myriad ways Mother Nature tried to kick my behind last week in the midst...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 14, 2013:
Cecil, Pa. — The Cecil 4-H Club will be holding its first meeting of the year at 9 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Vercek’s...
A roundup of FFA news of Feb. 14, 2013:
WELLINGTON, Ohio — The Wellington FFA chapter is hosting its annual Florida strawberry sale.
One half a flat is $10.50 and a full flat is...
Estes Auctions sells vintage radio items
MEDINA, Ohio — Estes Auctions of Medina, Ohio, held a vintage radio auction Jan. 19, bringing bidders from Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan, Canada and...
Flexible cash farm leases: Do or do not? (Or give them a try?)
When it comes to cash lease rates, the local diner does not qualify as a reliable information clearinghouse.
Valentine’s gift: Teaching anglers to catch walleye
Hey Mr. Fisherman, if you think simply turning an electronic depth finder on is all there is to it, think again.
That’s exactly what several...
It’s all talk: No trust in antitrust
A recent New York Times headline whetted the proverbial whistle: “Justice Dept.’s Fight Against Modelo Brings in Familiar Face.”Modelo, the name of a lovely...
