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Dairymen are American heroes
Our American dairy farmers are heroes in their own right.
An animal does tell you things
“Let’s be honest, many human doctors regard veterinary medicine as crude, plodding and nebulous.” — Dr. Nick Trout, Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life As an Animal Surgeon Part I of II Over a lifetime, I have held veterinarians in high regard, having been blessed to
Forts, John Wayne and fond memories
We grew up exploring the woods and the valleys in the open spaces of farmland, and on rainy days with any free time granted, the big old barns provided a stage for vivid imaginary play. A bale of straw made an awesome barricade from the bad guys, and our imaginary finger-and-thumb guns kept them at
Up and down: USDA releases latest crop forecast, demand numbers
Despite weather conditions in parts of the U.S., national corn production is forecast at 13.8 billion bushels, up 28 percent from 2012. If realized, this will be a new record production for the United States.
Good neighbors bring back memories
A city friend recently commented she cannot imagine not having neighbors close by. What I have come to know is that closeness can carry very different meanings. Last weekend, a farm auction consumed the entire beautiful Saturday for my hubby and his brother. After purchasing a couple of traps at the sale for a good
Hoping drought stress eases soon
“Archie saw that there was not a thing to do in that field. In the drought the earth itself appeared to shrivel up. There was nothing but the inert sand, parched tobacco leaves lofting their fragrance over the soil as they burned slowly in the sun, a whiff of asphalt, a hint of crows. …
Wheat growers advised to scout for stripe rust; still time to apply fungicide
COLUMBUS — While most wheat statewide is at the early grain fill stage of development, growers should still scout carefully for stripe rust, as some farmers have reported finding the disease in their fields, according to an Ohio State University Extension wheat researcher. For those who do find the disease, there still may be time
Wheat growers: Prepare to apply foliar fungicide
WOOSTER, Ohio — While cool weather conditions over the last few weeks have worked to slow wheat down considerably, the development of the crop is still at least a week or two ahead of what is considered to be normal in Ohio at this time of year, according to an Ohio State University Extension wheat
Get your corn off to good start with these tips
Some practical corn planting advice from OSU Extension.
Farm bill proposals mark ‘evolutionary change’ in safety net
WASHINGTON — After analyzing 10 major proposals circulating for the 2012 farm bill as of the first week of October 2011, an Ohio State University farm policy expert said the proposals reflect a striking commonality in the philosophical changes underlying the debate over federal farm programs. “I’m not saying there aren’t differences, but if you
