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GROW - Farm families find ways to make ends meet

  • March 14, 2013
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Summary: Family farms face unique challenges. Economic conditions often dictate the necessity of working off the farm for one or both spouses. A portrait of today’s farm family may not look very different from that of one 50 years ago. But their circumstances are vastly different. According to the USDA Economic Research Service, although 88% of American farms are considered small family farms,...

GROW - Newly proposed rules and regulations are at the center of discussion among Ohio’s and the nation’s farmers

  • March 14, 2013
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Summary: The Food and Drug Administration is seeking to add rules and regulations as to how smaller farmers grow and handle their produce. Many questions remain, and the public is being asked to add their comments and concerns to the FDA. New Produce Safety and Preventative Controls for Human Food proposed regulations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discussions are taking center...

GROW - Smart farming using ag apps

  • March 14, 2013
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Summary: Technology use is constantly on the rise on today’s farms. Now, farmers are beginning to discover the advantages of using specialized smart phone apps in their operations as well. In the smart phone world, specialized applications, known as ‘apps’, are plentiful. You name it, and there’s an app for it. Some apps are simply for entertainment, while others are informative,...

Bull Country Compost continues to spread quality

  • March 14, 2013
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Summary: No garden is complete without Bull Country Compost. Unlike any other soil conditioner, compost is the natural way to increase the health of your soil. Stock up at their 7th Annual Spring Sale May 4th. It is one day only. Bull Country Compost at Dundee has been making high quality compost for residential and agricultural use for nearly 20 years. The 7th Annual Spring Sale is May 4 and...

GROW - Makin’ Hay…A Basic Primer

  • March 14, 2013
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Summary: Ohio farmers typically rely heavily on a steady, nutritious, and affordable supply of hay to feed their livestock each winter. Although hay prices can swing wildly according to supply and demand, producing a high quality, healthy hay crop is something that requires careful management. There’s an old adage, ‘you’ve got to make hay while the sun shines’. Farmers found the drought of...

Arguing with Myself

  • March 14, 2013
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Struggling with loads of laundry, clutter in the kitchen and chaos in your life? Stress can easily steal our joy. Trish Berg reminds us to simplify the small stuff and find Joy in the Journey. Maybe I should just stay in bed. But the alarm went off, and if I don’t get up, I will miss my opportunity to exercise for the day. If I stay in bed, I will get an hour and half of sleep more than if I...

My best friend for 42 years

  • March 15, 2013
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Summary Bruce Stambaugh writes about sharing life with his best friend. Bruce Stambaugh writes about nature, weather, hobbies and people, often using personal experiences. Much to their dismay, he also writes about his family. He uses humor and pathos when he can’t think of anything else to include. For March 25, 2013 March 27, 1971 was a beautiful Saturday. It was warm, the sun was shining...

My best friend for 42 years

  • March 15, 2013
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Summary Bruce Stambaugh writes about sharing life with his best friend. Bruce Stambaugh writes about nature, weather, hobbies and people, often using personal experiences. Much to their dismay, he also writes about his family. He uses humor and pathos when he can’t think of anything else to include. For March 25, 2013 March 27, 1971 was a beautiful Saturday. It was warm, the sun was shining...

Conversation between God and Jesus

  • March 15, 2013
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Have you ever imagined if God and Jesus had a conversation before Jesus actually came to earth as our Savior? Amber has, and based on various scriptures, gives her opinion of what she thinks that conversation would have been like. God: My Son, look at them. They need redemption; they need a Savior. There needs to be a sacrifice to take away their sins completely, not just cover them as the...

3/15/13 FedEx delivery gone wrong?

  • March 15, 2013
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A parking lot divider wall was all that kept this FedEx truck from crashing downhill into a nearby house early Friday, March 15. According to preliminary Millersburg Police reports, the truck was in the parking lot of the Fire Ridge Golf course when its brake failed. It travelled west over the first wall, mounting the top of the second, lower wall. It apparently stopped after the rear left tire...