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Big GOP win: Tough ag fights ahead
Just before midnight Nov. 2, the empty Guinness cans in my kitchen sink rattled.
Two (of the three; there would be more later) fell.
Case VA-series developed for small farmer
As late as the early 1930s, small acreage farmers with only two or three horses and wanting to go to power farming were left with few options.
Author gave timely tips for 19th century women
Lydia Marie Child’s “The American Frugal Housewife” published in 1832, contains a list of maxims for health that are worth a read.
Ohio State University ATI
The Ohio State University ATI campus provides educational programs leading to associate degrees in agriculture, horticulture, environmental sciences, business, and engineering technology with a high value placed on lifelong learning.
Can wheat producers keep pace with growing global demand?
Farmers around the world have responded to growing demand by producing record crops recently. As a result, USDA forecasts that global ending stocks for 2009/10 (June-May) will be 196.8 million metric tons, up 60 percent from a recent low of 123.3 million metric tons in 2007/08.
FSA Andy for Oct. 8, 2009
Hello Friends! This month’s articles from FSA Andy will originate from the beautiful hills of Coshocton County. The Coshocton Fair began on Oct. 2, so between the construction of the 4-H fair booth, the readying of projects and preparing displays, FSA activities almost have become an afterthought. Almost. Being so late in the year, many
Wright State University Lake Campus
Wright State University-Lake Campus Agriculture program allows students to gain an agriculture degree through hands-on, web-based, one-on-one instruction.
Waddles, snoods and backwoods bearded ladies
Jim Abrams offers a recap of Ohio turkey season, and explains the meaning of a turkey beard and phenomenon of it occurring on both male and female turkeys.
Poison ivy: ‘Leaflets three, let it be’
Here’s the lesson. Poison ivy is a chameleon. It can grow as a vine, a shrub or even a small tree. Scott Shalaway offers tips to avoid it.
On My Mind: Paying respects to the good times
It usually began this time of year. On my every-Saturday-night telephone calls to my sister in New England, I would ask, “When are you coming?” and she’d laugh and we knew her annual summer visit was still a long way away, but we’d still look forward to it. But as Barbara and I both aged,






