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Being a dirt diva may good for your health
Who would have thought that a little dirt under the fingernails or jumping through a mud puddle would be good for a girl? At least that’s what a study through Oregon State University claims. Let’s face...
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Take a drive; it makes you think
Last week, I traveled to Greene County, Pennsylvania — believe it or not, a location I cannot remember ever going to before. However, before I could reach Greene County, I traveled around Pittsburgh...
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Business and animal rights are doing battle again — this time in New Mexico
Let’s face it, the battles between businesses and animal rights groups are not going to end anytime soon. Unfortunately, a New Mexico businessman trying to keep his doors open is learning all about the...
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We all should be students of agriculture
Food isn’t grown in a grocery store? Heads of lettuce don’t spring up inside plastic bags and asparagus doesn’t sprout in neat little bundles held together by cheap rubber bands? Until I started...
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Ohio’s ag diversity is the real deal
I think I just completed a personal first. The first two weeks of my career where I went fishing on Lake Erie, watched and tasted candy being made, rode in a combine and sampled wine — all in about...
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The story behind the old Minnie
Every farm has one. It’s the tractor that has a story behind it. No matter what the color, there is a story behind that specific tractor. On my parent’s farm, it’s the U302 or the “little Minnie” —...
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More conversations on shale may be necessary
Drilling. Fracking. Well site. Pipelines. Lawsuits. All of these terms have become second nature to almost everyone living in the eastern part of Ohio and western Pennsylvania in a short amount of...
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What is agriculture and where did it begin?
I’ve worked for Farm and Dairy nearly four months now. During that time I’ve been to dairy farms, fruit farms, interviewed a country star, 4-H competitions and a farmer blogging workshop....
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Young farmers on the rise: from college to country
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 40 percent of American farmers are 55 or older. That’s cause for concern. It’s long been the feeling in the farming community that young people are...
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You have got to love the middle school age students
A couple of weeks ago I was given a special invitation from Mr. Seachrist (yes, he is now my brother-in-law). I was asked to come talk to the seventh grade class at Beaver Local Middle School. I...
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