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Golf course goats? Animals offer green vegetation management
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Avon Golf Course superintendent Don Davis is used to answering golfers questions about the course. Lately though, many of those questions are about a new addition along the fairways and greens — goats. “Golfers come in just to ask me where the goats are,” Davis said. “They want to see them. They’ve
Black History Month: Garrett Morgan’s inventions leave mark in Ohio
Hello Again! This certainly will be a February to remember for years to come. Snow days My daughter is beginning to think that she is being home schooled. It is good to have time together as a family and we are very grateful that our electricity and heat have remained on. Many of our neighbors
The silly season is upon us
In NASCAR the so-called “silly season” is that period at the end of the year when teams are realigning. Drivers are going to other teams, teams are changing leadership or swapping drivers. People are hired, fired. Everyone knows this next year is the year. Just ask the Cubs or, for that matter, the Indians. Silly
Soul-less agriculture is a myth
I’ve had it. Just when I thought I could stop preaching about the importance of food and agriculture and sharing our message, another slanted, “we’re going to hell in a handbasket and it’s all farmers’ fault” piece came out in a major magazine. Time published its article, “Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap
Reviving American chestnuts may mitigate climate change
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University study shows that introducing a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree could not only bring back the all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent in the amount of carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Auction Roundup — Real estate, cars sell well at auctions
– Bob Wagner and Associates, Inc. of North Canton, Ohio, held the Gyalai trust auction April 19 in Canton with 210 registered bidders. The top-selling item was a 1998 Lincoln Town car that sold for $6,000. Other highlights included a 1994 Buick Skylark for $3,800; a Hummel Ring Around the Rosie for $1,050; International sterling
Repeat after me: Only use antibiotics when they are absolutely necessary
Antibiotic use in livestock cannot make up for poor management.
Bugs aren’t causing too much stink
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — They’re big, they’re distinctively aromatic, and they’re coming to a home near you. Stink bugs are on the move across Pennsylvania and a bug expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences said we should get ready for an extended stay. Halyomorpha halys, better known as the brown marmorated stink bug,
Spring is meant to soothe our souls
A good day became a great day with the sighting of a vibrant pair of blue birds, searching and finding a suitable home here on our farm.
The more the merrier at heaven’s gate
There are special people who walk this earth with such grace and presence, joy and laughter, it is very hard to imagine how the world will keep on spinning without them.
