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Electric fencing can be a great grazing management tool for farmers
As I have fielded phone calls and made farm visits since my last article, the two main topics seem to be the lack of early spring growth leading to the overgrazing of the late winter pasture, and electric fence problems.
They grow ‘sweet fruit and sour people’
The winter of 2014 destroyed the McConnell peach crop, but that’s hasn’t closed the market.
Lillie Farm: Adversity won’t keep this farm down
The Lillie Farm is full of dairy history, but as times changed, so did it. It is now a grain farm.
Barnyard notebook is better than a time capsule
The notebook we kept in the dairy barn was a way of communicating with one another from one milking to the next, but it makes me laugh out loud to read some of the zany things we shared.
War time spent in communications
I’ll continue the story of my Korean experience, and try to work in some references to Rusty Iron, although rust was just as thoroughly despised by the Army brass as dirt. I left for the Far East about the end of October, 1953, and had my very first airplane ride from Pittsburgh to Chicago, where
FFA: Preparing the next generation of America’s leaders
More than 80 years ago, in a hotel in Kansas City, Mo., a small group of 33 young farm boys met to form an agricultural program for youth. Today, that same organization — known as FFA is still growing with more than a half-million members from every U.S. state, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Part I of a three-part series.
Living off the land in Ohio’s Harrison County
Harrison County rancher breeds cattle that make most of land resources.
The Ohio State Fair was just what we needed to rescue our spirits
Just like story of Camelot, the Ohio State Fair emerged in 2009 rather like a knight in shining armor. In the midst of the dismal economic times for the dairy industry, the fair may have been just what we all needed to rescue our spirits. In case you did not know, the theme was “Share
Facts, an update and a thank you
Columnist Judith Sutherland shares her son’s struggles and his mantra.
Penn State Creamery generates legend, lore and fascinating ice cream facts
The senior citizen market sticks with traditional favorites, but has an unusually soft spot for bittersweet mint.
