Yearly Archives: 2014
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.'
Consistency can pay for itself in cattle business
Cattle ranchers who stuck with their program are likely well-situated in 2014.
