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China sees woe, US ag sees red
Three weeks into calendar year 2016, however, key elements in China’s economy — its wildly speculative stock markets, less-than-transparent currency, sagging heavy industries — have gone boom.
Gas dispute pits Butler County residents against each other
Since early 2014, Middlesex Township officials and residents have tangled over the prospect of increased gas development in the area, which is about 35 miles north of Pittsburgh. In May, the conflict hit the courts.
Patterns: Welcome back, foodie
We didn’t know it back then but everyone on the big southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth was a foodie.
Pony riding was a fun, but sometimes wild experience
Part II of my pony experience as a child.
State and federal laws protect consumers who use gift cards
DAYTON, Ohio — Virtually everyone gets or gives a gift card for a holiday or a birthday. On average, eight of every 10 consumers will buy a gift card for holiday giving alone. The gift card business is a billion-dollar industry. Now there is a federal gift card law as well as an Ohio gift
Dairy farmers need analysis of this year’s business to plan for next year
“The cows are carrying the crops.” A familiar statement that described most diversified crop/dairy farms for the past 15 years. Milk was the original farm-level “value added” product. You add value to your crops by putting them through dairy cows and selling milk. In an about face caused by a wide variety of factors, for
Is your mineral lease outdated or ‘inadequate?’ There may be options
At least know where you stand and what’s available, experts advise.
Dropping temperatures will mean hungry birds
Weather forecasters are calling for overnight low temperatures to dip into the 30s this week, so it’s time to pull out the bird feeders and stock up on some seed. Here are some tips to keep in mind when shopping for food for wild birds. Sunflower seeds attract the greatest variety of feeder birds. Black-oil
No time to waste: It’s time to buy a duck stamp
Though I’ve never hunted waterfowl, every year as fall approaches I buy a duck stamp. I get mine at a post office, but they can also be purchased online (www.duckstamp.com) or at larger outdoor stores. That $15 is the best conservation investment I make each year. Plus I get a collectable piece of miniature wildlife
Let me know why compulsory national service is a bad idea
Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called our national parks “the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than at our worst.” That was the message of the recent Ken Burns series that aired on PBS (www.pbs.org/nationalparks), and I couldn’t agree more. Watching this 12-hour documentary brought
