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Magical banking fairies
I am what you might call a cheapskate. Actually, no might about it. I am cheap. Definitely. It’s not that I won’t spend money. I just won’t spend much money. I am just absolutely sure that nothing should cost more than a dime. I can never get over how much the electric utility charge me.
Be prepared: Applying Boy Scout’s motto to travel
Preparing for a hunting adventure can be as enjoyable and challenging as the trip itself. A great friend and I are heading to Manitoba, Canada soon for several days of duck hunting, and we are already worried about packing all the things we may need and making sure everything is ship shape to avoid problems
Encountering the wild at a rest stop
It pays to be prepared. That’s why I always try to keep a pair of binoculars in the car. Last week, while traveling home from a visit with my daughter who lives just west of D.C., I stopped at the Sidling Hill rest area on I-68. It’s one of my favorite rest stops. On a
Avoid undesirable plants and improve forages with pasture management
We are at my favorite time of the year. Grass is starting to grow. Depending how far south you live, some have already started to graze pastures. On my farm, the spring calving cows have been on stockpiled fescue for about three weeks on high ground, avoiding most of the mud, but this weekend I
Tagging the right calves not easy
As you tag another calf and write the information in that little book, do you ever think about how well it will hit the target? If you are going to the trouble of establishing identity (ID) at birth, you should at least think about the future these calves will face. Some beef brands and most
Size matters in the bird and publishing world
Bigger is always better, right? Cities and countries compete to build the tallest buildings. Gardeners vie to raise the biggest pumpkin. Anglers long for that monster bass. In the February 2011 issue of Pennsylvania Game News Mike Raykovicz writes, “The emphasis today seems to be on antlers, and the bigger they are the better.” s
Cowabunga, Dude! Time management
It is that time of the year when we reflect on “Wow, where did 2010 go?” or begin to make resolutions or set goals for the new year. It is often said that the older you get, the faster time seems to pass. Each of us has 24 hours a day and seven days a
Court must consider tax paid under current agricultural use valuation in farm land detachment action
COLUMBUS — When the owner of farm land who has obtained a current agricultural use valuation of his property petitions to detach that land from a municipality under R.C. 709.42, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently a court considering the detachment petition must determine the amount of property taxes the owner “is taxed and
Pennsylvania farmers struggling with drought, but some doing well
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pennsylvania farmers dealing with a precipitation deficit approaching 9 inches below average are trying to make the best of a parched situation, according to experts in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection recently issued a drought warning for 24 counties, and the remainder of the
Marcellus Shale gas leasing: Consult your lawyer, and get it in writing
Be prepared when approached about a Marcellus Shale gas lease.
