Yearly Archives: 2014
Books for the rest of summer
Relaxing in a hammock with a good book is a great way to relax on a warm summer afternoon. Here are a few titles that have recently caught my eye.
Ohio foodbank program an option for growers
Last year, Terry Gram's 45-acre hillside orchard in Paris, Ohio, gave him his biggest crop ever. A couple of decades ago, much of that surplus would have been tossed out. Now, growers like Gram can turn to groups like the Ohio Association of Food Banks and its Agricultural Clearance Program.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 31, 2014:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — The West Holmes FFA chapter held its annual FFA/FFA alumni hog roast July 13. More than 70 members, parents, and chapter...
Ohio Texas Longhorn show draws a crowd
The 17th Annual Texas Longhorn show was staged July 19 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio.
Summertime on the farm for kids makes anything seem possible
Summertime memories of being a kid on the farm.
CoBank committing $10 billion to get rural development fund off the ground
The Obama administration is hoping a new rural development fund will lure new investors and investments in rural regions.
Changes are coming to FSA programs
Hello Again!
Change is inevitable. Change is good. Change is a necessity. These phrases may seem like profound words of wisdom, but seriously we all...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 31, 2014
The West Holmes FFA chapter held its annual FFA/FFA alumni hog roast July 13. More than 70 members, parents, and chapter alumni participated in this year's events.
On family and flying potato chips
I consider myself an "expert" on parenting on par with my "expertise" in machine gunnery or quantum physics.
Looking back to 1938 gives a glimpse into the past
From my Looking Back Department, comes this glimpse of farming in July of 1938 (I was almost five years old), as recorded in the...
