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OSU President E. Gordon Gee to retire
OSU president to step down at end of June
Saying farewell to one of the ‘family’
By JUDITH SUTHERLAND Farm and Dairy columnist In 1950, my dad graduated from high school and welcomed a young man who had just moved to this area. Both were setting sights toward crop farming and dairy farming. In the ensuing years, both would start young families while building successful, sustainable Holstein herds. Light-hearted While my
Dear Mr. Apples and Oranges
Another final column of the year and, as is the custom, another year where readers will have the final word. Some of their words are bitter, some are sweet and all arrive with either red hot passion or cold blue conviction. Take the mid-August email that started, “You didn’t do a very good job of
Military working dogs suffer from post traumatic stress disorder
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — When 4-year-old Gina, a 21st Security Forces Squadron military working dog, returned from her five-month tour in Southwest Asia, she wasn’t the same. She was anti-social, bothered by people’s presence and jumpy. She also showed no interest in her work of detecting drugs and bombs. Before she deployed, Gina
Storms claim lives, cause severe damage to homes, farms
Farmers and neighbors work to rescue animals, secure buildings.
USDA awards $17 million in grants to train beginning farmers and ranchers
ELGIN, Minn. — The USDA awarded more than $17 million in grants to 29 institutions to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers and enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture. “Beginning farmers and ranchers face unique challenges and need educational and training programs to enhance their profitability and long term sustainability,” Agriculture
Stinky skunk cabbage is actually a sign of spring
If your daily commute takes you along a stream that meanders through a wet meadow, watch for early signs of life as spring approaches. Skunk cabbage Even as snow or ice still covers the ground, skunk cabbage begins to grow. I first noticed skunk cabbage while riding the school bus many years ago. Every day
A sap shouting into the hurricane
Today’s barely functioning cash grain and livestock markets will soon be getting their price signals from the world’s largest single, for-profit, around-the-clock money, grain, meat and metals futures trading operation.
Imagining a glimpse of heaven
Fannie Flagg’s new novel, Can’t Wait To Get To Heaven, provides some good grins and a lot of food for thought.
Learning about farming from a pro
Columnist Judith Sutherland is set straight by a 2-year-old farmer.
