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Carry on the good, let go of past
The Cherokee have a saying that harkens the lovely spirit of each ancestor during the birth of a baby, hoping to carry forward the commendable in those gone before us, while letting go of the human shortcomings each carried through this life.
Back to School: The common sense curriculum
Back to school. The very notion conjures up visions of autumn and plaid and crisp apples for the teacher.
Finders keepers
Apparently when you become a mother they install a device on your person that keeps track of all your offspring’s belongings at all times. This makes sense when children are infants and not as capable of keeping track of their things. A person working on holding his or her head up and rolling over really
2013 Farm Science Review: Farm and Dairy’s live coverage
Follow along with Farm and Dairy’s staff as they experience all 80+ acres of ag exhibits, talk with some of the review’s 130,000+ visitors, watch the field demonstrations and enjoy some of the food the exhibition has to offer.
Being fair to the fair
For years we have happily ignored our county fair as something one enjoys hearing about from other people while blissfully avoiding the cost and stress for themselves. It’s like international travel. I want to thrill to your stories of working a mission in South Africa precisely so I don’t have to go to any trouble
How was the West won without bottled water?
Since the onslaught of 40 days of rain, the term “French drain” has been whispered in my ear. Let me assure you, it is not as sexy as it sounds.
Columbiana-Mahoning dairymen among state’s top-producing herds
The Columbiana-Mahoning DHI, or Dairy Herd Improvement, honored its top herds March 22 at its annual banquet at the First United Methodist Church in Salem.
Pennsylvania bull test celebrates 40 years of improving beef industry
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s beef industry will celebrate a milestone at the end of March: 40 years of improving genetics through the Pennsylvania Performance Bull Testing Program. Contribution The test, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Livestock Evaluation Center in Rock Springs, outside of State College, has provided Pennsylvania’s beef industry with a
Could we handle another big flood?
As I sit here writing this article, the weather has been less than pleasant. I watch it transition from rain to snow, to sleet, and back to rain. Being the conservation minded person I am, I can’t help but observe streams and ditches as I drive back and forth to work. The movement of water
Precision farming: Cultivating big farming picture
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — The deepest insight Paul Mask ever gained into the value of precision farming occurred more than a generation ago, years before the term became commonplace in agriculture. A determined and, as events later proved, farsighted central Alabama dairy producer had worked out a strategy for managing fertilizer application costs. Using a
