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You’re raising what? Pigeons!
WOODSFIELD, Ohio – A 32-by-40 pole building stands just off the edge of the gravel road, its new red metal siding gleaming in the bright September sunshine.
Namesake of my daughter
My great-grandmother, Jeannette, was born in 1902 and her life would span most of the 20th century. She would see advancements in her lifetime that were unheard of at the time of her birth. Still her life, like any, would not always be easy. Tragically, she would lose her mother to tuberculosis as a child.
Ohioan accepts the West Point challenge
(Editor’s note: Skipping class is not an option for Weston Boose, a college freshman. Neither is not making his bed before he leaves the dorm. That’s because Boose, a 4-H’er from rural Norwalk, Ohio, and son of Terry and Mary Lisa Boose, is starting college life at the U.S. Military Academy. This is the first
Drought and high feed costs push beef to record high
Prices for beef are up, but profits … not necessarily.
Plan now for the summer slump
What are you going to do this summer when growth in your cool-season pastures slows down? What will you do if they stop growing altogether sometime this summer? You must be thinking, “Aw come on man, why are you asking me that when spring has barely gotten into gear?” The answer is simply that a
The Happy Farmer tractor was anything but happy
The Happy Farmer tractor did not exactly live up to its name.
Consider your costs of milk production
2014’s milk prices were really nice. 2015’s not so much.
Slipping away like morning fog
Alan Guebert recalls mid-September mornings on his father’s dairy farm.
Bad Friday
We had a particularly bad Friday morning here. A book bag was dropped, lunch was forgot, and by the time we reached the school all three of us were at each other’s throats full of bickering and blame for how the morning had spun so out of control. Taking a deep breath, I wished them
Mothers always worthy to be honored
Even though she can’t answer why boy ladybugs aren’t called guy-bugs, columnist Kym Seabolt hopes her children grow up to remember her on Mother’s Day as simply being a mom who loved them. Period.
