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Small towns are the strongest foundation
Mooreland, Indiana, was paradise for a child — my old friend Rose and I have often said so — small, flat, entirely knowable. When I say it was small I mean the population was three hundred people. I cannot stress this enough. People approach me to say they, too, grew up in small towns and
Regularly inspecting milking equipment can catch problems
While a milking system should have at least a yearly professional inspection, there are many other on farm evaluations that should be done much more often.
How to reduce vulture damage to cattle
Black vulture range and population numbers have expanded in the last 30 years resulting in increased property damage and livestock and pet depredation.
All About Grazing: Developing a grazing system could change your life
Well, it has been just over a year ago that I retired from my job as Ohio NRCS state grassland conservationist, but I am still staying involved with grazing and forage activities. Of the different things, I had the pleasure to be involved with, I believe the development and delivery of the Ohio Grazing School
I’m making that list
The official season of giving of gifts is upon us. This is embraced by the people who are gifted at giving. Their gifts are always creative, thoughtful and perfectly tailored to meet the needs of the recipient. I am not those people. I am the person who causes those people crushing disappointment when their lovingly
Creating healthy landscapes through the power of partnerships
CUMBERLAND, Ohio — One of the world’s largest wildlife conservation centers, The Wilds, is nestled among the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio’s Muskingum County. What makes this 10,000-acre safari park and conservation center unique is its location, on top of 14 square miles of reclaimed surface mined lands. It’s on this reclaimed landscape that USDA’s
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 20, 2011:
COLLINS, Ohio — The Western Reserve FFA chapter took 16 members to the county soil judging CDE Sept. 22. Members representing the chapter for rural soils were: Lindsey Bement, Riley Cullen, Ryan Beck, Clay Robson, Greg Davis, Owen Bursley, Nathan King and Katelyn Miller. On urban soils were Kyle Kidd, Tim Vekas, Kyle Tinney, Colton
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 25, 2010
PLYMOUTH, Ohio — Plymouth FFA members have the opportunity to farm a 30-acre field located next to the high school. Soybeans were the choice crop that were planted in the FFA’s field this year. Crops are rotated each year to assist with nutrient management, pest control, and soil fertility. At harvest, the 26-acre plot yielded
Breaking up with the big box stores
Why is it that the so-called “big box” home improvement warehouses (named after the merchandise or their resemblance to big boxes, no one knows for sure) seem to rely solely on advertising their array of goods and services sold by experienced, industry professionals when, in reality, they are likely to offer neither in any great
Farm and Food File: Mad over mad cow disease testing
Once, while researching the amount of grain the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. had in storage, I hit the brick-solid bureaucratic wall of silence.
