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Ohio State’s new ag dean Bruce McPheron: ‘I’m going home’
For Bruce McPheron, a native of Hardin County, Ohio, the opportunity serve as dean of Ohio State’s ag college was “a chance of a lifetime.”
Wheat straw harvest yielded best gift
Judith has some fond memories of her childhood.
Technology has dramatically changed the planting season for farmers
According to the last Farm and Dairy, 79 percent of Ohio’s corn is planted, way ahead of last year (Marlin Clark said that last year only 2 percent of corn was in the ground). Earlier planting When I was a kid, I don’t think we even began planting until near the end of May. Of
Let the teen years roll along
The comment that my children are “amazingly well behaved” accompanied an email forward of a video-gone-viral that has blanketed the media. The video features a father so fed up with his snotty teenage daughter that he read her the riot act before videotaping himself shooting her laptop in retaliation. Some called it child abuse. Me,
Efforts to control the Mississippi result in flooded farmland, extensive damage
URBANA, Ill. — When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees, established over 80 years prior, was put in motion. The flood of 1937 did top the frontline levee and water
Pekingese dogs finally have their day
A Pekingese isn’t your typical farm dog, but they’ve been the favorite of columnist Judie Sutherland her whole [farm] life.
Shale gas fuels first-day discussions at Ohio FSR
“This is a once and a lifetime opportunity for philanthropy in a region of the state that’s never seen much philanthropy.”
Soybean supplies to remain tight
URBANA — The USDA projects that corn stocks at the end of the 2010-11 marketing year will total only 745 million bushels, said University of Illinois agricultural economist Darrel Good. “That projection represents 5.5 percent of projected marketing year consumption. Stocks as a percent of consumption would be the smallest since the record low 5
Back to school: Supplies and demands
I support schools, staff, and students every day. I am also very much a “suck it up buttercup and do what the teacher says” type of person. Nonetheless, sometimes I have to wonder, if only for a moment, if many of our public schools are TRYING to shoot themselves in the foot or if that
When Food Snobs Ruled – and Ruined – the World
Eating used to be so much fun before food snobs ruled – and ruined – the world. For generations, down home cooking like pies and gravy (or pies WITH gravy) vied for buffet space next to burgers, fries, and an ice cold shake. Sure you always had your fancy types with their steamed salmon and
