Yearly Archives: 2006
Growers: High tunnels not just hype
WOOSTER, Ohio - Don't try to tell the more than 150 people from six states who attended a workshop on high tunnels last week that the idea doesn't have merit.
Some advice for having tip-top timber
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio - Deep ruts in the ground, sediment washing into streams, damaged trees and destroyed wildlife habitats.
Life with Channing is better than ever
Ever since the summer day that Channing arrived on our farm, things have seemed a little brighter around here.
Ethanol policy is not all politics
In the run-up to the Nov. 7 election, any candidate worth a baby-kissing pucker instantly, enthusiastically and repeatedly took the ethanol pledge.
Good grazing: fall and winter a great time to take stock of your stock
Now is a time of year many cow-calf operators enjoy because the season's calf crop has been sold, all the hay has been made, most of the equipment is put away and there is a little extra money in the bank.
Open A Can And Tie One On
If that sounds like I'm going to suggest we all get smashed on Thanksgiving, of course that's not what I have in mind.
Flashdance flashbacks are a 911 for fashion police
Look, I don't want to frighten anyone but it should be noted that the chills and thrills of Halloween have not, in fact, been put behind us.
Pastoral musings on a spinning theme
It very well could have been a dream. It is one of those rare bluebird days of late October with splintered sunshine and cobalt blue skies and colored leaves dancing in the wind.
Wisconsin spuds more eco-friendly
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Potato Growers, World Wildlife Fund and University of Wisconsin researchers are celebrating a decade of collaboration, innovation and progress.
Why should we care about pollinators?
WASHINGTON - Long-term population trends for some North American pollinators - bees, birds, bats, and other animals and insects that spread pollen so plant fertilization can occur - are "demonstrably downward," says a new report from the National Research Council.