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Need to get back to legacy as caretaker
Reader Mary Gibson says corporate farming takes none of the risks and reaps all of the rewards.
Don’t count on robins to herald spring; they tend to winter by food sources
Darleen Flaherty of Taylor, Mich., writes, “Several Michigan friends and I spotted robins in various locations in the lower half of Michigan’s lower peninsula in February. “We saw them when the temperature was in the 40s, but then our weather turned colder and snow returned. How do robin’s survive winter conditions? I’ve never seen a
Show me the money! FSA offers microloans, youth loans, short-term loans
Hello Friends, Do you think there is something is goofy about the weather? Call it whatever, but we might want to start thinking about it. There were four confirmed tornadoes in Carroll County in July. They have had one in the last 30 years. Last Thursday I had just emptied my rain gauge when it
Elections likely to mean status quo for agriculture, subsidies
While Republicans regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrats held onto the majority in the Senate, the new agricultural committees in each chamber aren’t likely to touch farm subsidy programs.
When to expect and what to call Ohio’s baby animals
Learn all the different names of Ohio’s baby animals from one species to the next and find out when they’ll emerge from their dens and nests this spring.
Holiday dinners should be savored
Kymberly Foster Seabolt details every delicious dish she makes during the holidays and reminds us to savor all of the special treats we receive.
Hornet’s nest tells the true story of snowfall
Remember that high hornets’ nest I wrote about in the Jan. 21 column? Old-timers believed the higher the hornets built their nests, the deeper the snow. Well, that nest tells the true story about snowfall here, and every day there are a few more inches wiping out the creature glyphs in the now unblemished surface.
Advice on life and love from fourth graders
I’m just back from my foray into the fourth grade class Valentine’s party. Pizza was eaten, votes were cast, alliances were made — and broken. It was boys versus girls in all the giggly party games. The boys were trounced — badly. And isn’t it just always that way really? When it comes to games
New house people have problems, too
One of my many faults (and I surely have far too many to count in just one column) is I am a shallow person who takes comfort in the problems of others. OK, not “comfort” exactly, but a certain sense of camaraderie, definitely. It’s not that I wish harm — or hardship — on others.
How long can corn prices stay high?
By Daryll Ray How long can this go on? How much higher will corn prices go? Those questions are of concern not only to corn farmers, but to producers of other crops, as well. In general, the price increase for other commodities followed that of corn as crops competed with each other for acreage as,
