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Dad’s legacy lives on in memories
“My father asserted there was no better place to bring up a family than in a rural environment. There’s something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of butter and eggs.” — Bill Vaughan
Ruffed grouse, masters of disguise
Finding an ovenbird nest is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. Unless you follow this drably colored warbler to its domed, oven-like nest on the ground, you’ve got to be lucky. As I pressed my luck a few days ago, I followed an ovenbird with binoculars as it moved along the forest floor.
Learning to let go is a hard lesson
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt lost two of her pets this month. Telling her two children was the hardest thing she ever had to do.
Pumpkin patch: Wet soils may be haven for disease
Bad timing of rain showers is slowing pumpkin development and may pose disease problems for growers later in the season.
2002 Farm Bill work is under way
U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee is conducting a lengthy hearing process with farm organization that, according to Chairman Larry Combest, R-Texas, still has a way to go before anything concrete takes shape.
Uptick in commodity prices doesn’t change trend
Marlin Clark argues the recent uptick in corn, soybean and wheat prices doesn’t change the overall trend of grain prices sliding downward since May.
Country living is surrounded by blessings
“I have no Latin, but as I began to botanize, to learn to call the plants around me up here on my hill by their Latin names, I was diverted from my lack of wits by the wit of the system. There is a tree growing in the woodland with shiny, oval leaves that turn
Living the small farm dream
Over 180 people attended the Small Farm Conference: Living the Small Farm Dream, April 2, at the OARDC, in Wooster. The conference covered everything from berry production, to small livestock care, farm management, and niche market opportunities for those interested in farming on a smaller scale.
Reduce your corn silage milk production slump
Dairymen, how do you prevent the dreaded fall milk production slump? Here are some tools to help diagnose it.
How to get rid of fleas
Learn more about alternative methods to combat fleas in your house and on your pets.
