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North Korean trade deal is ‘lunacy’
Be it mere coincidence or clear symbolism, the delightfully early and deliciously warm spring enjoyed by farmers and ranchers came to a stone-cold halt just days after the U.
Bush didn’t cause all U.S. problems
Reader says you can’t point to the current administration for all of this country’s current woes.
Farm life teaches children ingenuity
A farm kid could never begin to count the ways in which they learned ingenuity while accomplishing even the smallest of tasks during the course of a season.
Return of an American favorite: How to grow and enjoy chestnuts at home
Crossing Chinese and American chestnut trees is an effort to breed the American chestnut back with disease resistance.
April’s gardening to-do list
There are a few more gardening tasks to take care of during April as the ground dries and the temperatures get warmer.
Get ready! Turkey hunting season is coming
Apparently, spring turkey season is the next big event. Forget everything else, because it is turkey, turkey, turkey from here on out. Not just in Ohio, but in nearly every state, where turkey hunters are like cash cows to marketers of outdoor gear. Our mailbox has been filled in recent weeks with catalogs, fliers, offers
Even during cold winter weather, cattle may reject hay
There are several possible reasons cows turn up their noses to the hay offered them.
A trip to Lake Temagami is a trip back in time
TEMAGAMI, Ontario — Sometimes time flies, and others it seems to pass itself by. This annual trip to picturesque Lake Temagami is much like that. New is everywhere, and Temagami is not immune to technology, the human need to go faster, and an equal need to make an ever-shrinking wilderness less wild, easier and with
Calculating the cost of college and retirement
URBANA, Ill. — Knowing how much money to save for your child’s college education and your own retirement can be complicated. University of Illinois Extension consumer economics educator Kathy Sweedler suggests using online calculators as a first step in calculating the costs. “Most college websites provide estimated cost of living plus tuition for a year,”
USDA releases results of on-farm energy production survey
HARRISBURG, Pa. — California leads the nation in terms of farm operations producing renewable energy, according to the 2009 On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey. This was the first energy survey conducted by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). $2,400 savings The 2009 On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey focused on three principal renewable energy systems:
