Yearly Archives: 2013
Chipotle paints grim picture with latest marketing push
The restaurant chain's opposition to large-scale, high-density cattle production is nothing new. This time, however, the company is painting a particularly grim picture with an animated short set to an eerie cover of "Pure Imagination" from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Miscanthus questions and answers
(Source: Adapted from Ohio State University and Penn State University)
Q: What is miscanthus? Why are farmers growing it?
A: Miscanthus is the genus name for...
As miscanthus crop matures, producers find more uses
Originally farmers grew miscanthus for cellulosic ethanol, but producers are now targeting the fiber industries as well
Small and large dairies alike can use technology
Precision dairy management involves the use of technologies to measure physiological, behavioral and production indicators on individual animals and the use of automation to perform labor and management tasks on the dairy farm.
Black squirrels can create identification problem
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, everyone knows squirrels. “Squirrels,” however, is a generic term. I use it here to refer to game species —...
Versatile has come a long way — in price and size
Sometime around 1941, the Moore & Townsend partnership (my father and my uncle) bought a used Farmall F-30 tractor to replace an old McCormick-Deering...
Sometimes you should just say no
When my children started preschool I wanted to be involved. Being new to the community and eager to crack the code that would grant...
Cold growing season has slowed crops, but not much
We've had a much cooler growing season, but will it matter?
World population is essential part of food production discussion
Our good friends at Progressive Farmer magazine fill 15 pages of their September issue with a well-researched, well-written “special report” on “Feeding the World.”...
Farmers talk about cool growing season
WOOSTER, Ohio — Every farmer will have his own opinion of this year’s mild growing season, but there seems to be consensus it was...
