Yearly Archives: 2014
Vilsack abandons beef checkoff plan
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack withdrew his proposal to create a second beef checkoff program Dec. 19.
FSA disaster assistance program expanded; Jan. 14 deadline set
New options provide greater coverage for losses when natural disasters affect specialty crops.
Country Christmas crafts
Kids get a kick out of making angels from corn husks, but also enjoy filling glass ornaments with seeds. Even the teenagers in the family tolerate spray painting components for the baskets.
Wreaths Across America: Honoring our nation’s veterans close to home
Volunteers with OSU Extension Master Gardeners participated in Wreaths Across America, which places wreaths on veterans' graves.
How to Christmas shop for your sportsman
Separating the sportsman's needs from wants.
Sears and Roebuck shaped Christmas traditions
My Christmas column this year is, as they say on the air, an “encore presentation,” having appeared in December of both 1995 and 2000.
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Reminiscing over Christmas traditions
From square dancing to singing, Christmas was a time for tradition.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 18, 2014
This week's roundup includes news from the Smithville, Hillsdale, Northwestern and Minerva 4-H clubs.
Hunting tales and dairy margin protection
With deer hunting over, time to focus on farm programs.
Noah Miller — Dec. 18, 2014
Fourteen-year-old Noah Miller got his first deer this year on his family's property in Kinsman, Ohio.
