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How to raise backyard chickens
Backyard chickens can be a great addition to your backyard, but proper care is a must.
Happy birthday not-so-baby
GirlWonder’s father and I sit back and can scarcely believe that 17 years ago today we sat both bored out of my mind and simultaneously scared to death in a hospital room waiting for our second born child to make her debut.
April showers bring wetlands and aquatic species to life
In the spring, small amphibians like frogs, toads and salamanders migrate to vernal pools to breed.
FFA adviser feels blessed by community support
Brett McKelvey is back on track after suffering numerous health problems.
House blasts beef checkoff proposal
A month’s worth of online public comments on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s proposed implementation of a second beef checkoff program closed Dec. 10, three days before House and Senate passage of 2015 funding legislation. But that didn’t stop legislators from weighing in on the matter.
Dairy farmer group urges more engagement
The incoming president of the National Milk Producers Federation recently urged dairy farmers to become more engaged in the organization and the policymaking process.
Dads and heavy lifting
I theorize that the primary reason young men work out to build up muscles is that, on some primal, subconscious level, they know they will be fathers in the (very far) future and they are going to need their strength. This is primarily because fathers of a certain age seem to live to carry everything
Livestock grazing from winter to summer to spring
Winter I try to start grazing as early as possible in March. When the snow melts, I will try to feed stockpiled fescue which also provides a clean field for the cows to have calves. This year, when we moved cows to start grazing March 3, grass had already started to grow and some fescue
Geauga County farmer looks no further than his woods to make syrup
A Chardon maple producer taps into the sap of 200 trees on his farm to produce maple syrup.
Family dairy farms struggle to hang on
All my life, I have been certain of one thing. Dairy farmers are not paid nearly enough. Now, this has been true even when others who write about such things were saying that the industry was strong, the price better than it had been for years. I don’t care what the authors of such things
