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Experts: Spend gas well money wisely
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. — “Are there too many zeroes behind that number?” It’s a question Penn State Cooperative Extension educator Robin Kuleck stopped asking — wondering if that $200,000 natural gas lease she was reviewing was really supposed to read $20,000, or maybe just $2,000 — after she learned the potential income behind natural gas
Summer’s end is filled with yellow
The end of central Illinois’ heat-stoked, rain-starved summer is being whispered in the yellow leaves rattling on my backyard’s black walnut trees.
Dairy Excel: Farm with a winning business attitude
Bernie Erven writes on farm management, sharing the fact that the top manager sets the tone for everyone else in a business.
Vets: Some horses in worse shape after foster care than when ‘rescued’
CANFIELD, Ohio – Thirteen horses were hauled back to Thomas Skelton’s Canfield area farm June 18, but veterinarians who inspected the horses both in foster care and at the farm since their return say some of them are in worse shape now than when they were taken.
I still have a lot to be thankful for in life
On this week and day of Thanksgiving, we all have so much to be thankful for. As our family sits down to a bountiful dinner, I am given to thoughts about the last several months. Our family has been blessed in so many ways, with each blessing overshadowing the setbacks, injuries, and problems. Shoulder surgery
Like humans, pigs prefer new toys
Yes, even piglets prefer new toys. Pig brains are remarkably similar to human brains, so they are often used as model systems by neuroscientists.
4 tips for employing minors
When employing young people on your farm, be sure you know and understand the regulations surrounding their position. Staying current with new guidelines and implementing them will help protect your farming business. 1Who? Anyone under 16 is subject to federal requirements set by the Fair Labor Standards Act. These requirements, though, have a few exceptions when
Small and mighty, Amos the calf is beating odds
CANONSBURG, Pa. — It’s not uncommon for a calf to be born prematurely — especially when it’s a twin. But one Washington County calf has left its owner and veterinarian surprised after he was born eight weeks early and weighed less than 20 pounds. Holly Martin and her husband, Ed, of Canonsburg, have nursed
Surprise fundamentals crash grain market
The trouble with fundamental news coming from the government is that the market is forced to trade them as fact. Never mind that Ohio traders do not believe the acres said to be planted in Ohio. They are right until they are proven wrong.
Touching lives one reader at a time
Years ago, I received a card in the mail from a Farm and Dairy reader, wishing my daughter well. This gentleman had read my column, and said it touched his heart in a way that he could not quite explain.
