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Ask FSA Andy about agency programs
USDA provides several programs and opportunities to protect our land so that it will be here for future generations.
Pioneer corn shuckin’ was a jolly good time
Corn shucking was quite the community event, especially for the young folks.
Cold growing season has slowed crops, but not much
We’ve had a much cooler growing season, but will it matter?
Encore presentation shares fond farm memories
(Author’s note: This is an “encore” presentation of this column, which was first published in 2002.) Christmas on the western Pennsylvania farm where I grew up was a big time for my sister B.G. and me. We’d pore over the Sears Christmas catalog as soon as it arrived and show Mom everything we wanted. She’d
DNA: An arriving tool for beef cattle
Producers are using DNA to give consumers what they want in beef.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 13, 2011:
PLYMOUTH, Ohio — Plymouth FFA went to the soil judging CDE Sept. 20 and placed third in competition. High scorers went on to participate in the district contest, held Sept. 28, where they won the district competition. Zach Kanney placed as fifth high individual in county judging and Amy Grube placed as first high individual
Keys to protecting groundwater
Water has been endlessly circulating since the earth was formed. Groundwater is a key part of this continuous cycle as water evaporates, forms clouds and returns to the earth as precipitation. Precipitation that soaks into the ground and is stored in underground geological water systems called aquifers is known as groundwater. Springs, lakes, and other
Renovation mood blows hot and cold
Exactly one day after agreeing to purchase our ancient wreck of a house, we discovered, as do many young marrieds, that the good Lord had a much bigger project in plan for us: our first baby. This sped up our original “five year plan” of home renovation considerably. Indeed, we spent the next six months
FAPRI report: Will livestock sector be the tide that lifts the farm economy ship?
WASHINGTON — The livestock sector can lead the agricultural economy to higher net farm income, assuming the farm economy benefits from a recovering general U.S. economy. That analysis tops a 2010 baseline report prepared by the University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute delivered to the U.S. Congress March 9. Possibilities, if… The
What is holding you back on your farm?
“What is holding you back?” A popular statement five years ago when we first addressed this topic in this column. The seatbelt safety campaign signs can still be found along the roads of rural Ohio urging drivers and passengers to buckle up for their safety. But, if we ask that same question of our dairy
