Monthly Archives: January 2014
Cold spell concerns fruit growers, but little can be done
The extreme cold weather is gone, but not the results.
Americans weigh in on their financial plans for the new year
As one year draws to a close and another begins anew, it's time for Americans to plan out the year to come.
What we need are teachers, not statistics
Editor:
(Response to Five Innovations that Will Change Our Lives, Jan. 9 edition.)
I respond specifically to the section: “The classroom will learn you.”
“In the next...
Readers wonder, ‘Where are my birds this winter?’
Every winter I get letters and emails from readers asking why they are seeing fewer birds at their feeders. For example, Sheryll Jameson, from...
Ohio Beef Checkoff up for vote, would increase from $1 to $2 per head
Ohio Department of Agriculture Director David Daniels has signed the order for an Ohio Beef Checkoff referendum vote, which asks the doubling of the $1 per head checkoff fee to $2 per head.
FSA provides loans to youth for 4-H, FFA and beginning farmers
Hello Again!
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has a loan program to assist rural youth to establish and operate income producing agriculture projects.
In the last...
Fill in the Blank
As you read today’s column, I would like you to fill in the blank, and then if you have time respond to me by...
Why I became a young farmer
Ivory Harlow isn't your typical farmer. She shares her reasons for becoming a farmer in her inaugural column for farmanddairy.com.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 16, 2014:
MINERVA, Ohio — Minerva FFA raised more than $22,000 selling fruit, meat and barbecue sauce. The top three fruit sellers were Martin Merrick, Taylor...
Natural resources conservation on the farm: It’s our obligation to leave a legacy
Legacies can also be left in the area of 'conservation.'
