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Farm Management Breakfast Series begins in January

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With crop prices expected to remain where they are through 2016, managing a farm business effectively is as important as it has ever been....

Boomer Blog: The sparkle of perfection

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My great-nephew has provided yet another perspective on life. Leo, the pint-sized philosopher, recently expressed in simple terms what I eventually discovered during my...

Improving yields through fertility

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Soil fertility is crucial to maximize yield potential when growing crops. Economic and environmental considerations are also a key aspect to fertility management. With...

Boomer Blog: The echoes of memory

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A teacher friend related that, when presented with a picture of a rotary phone, her kindergarteners could not identify it. For Boomers able to...

Boomer Blog: Gather round for fun and games

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Quite often when I was little, on the breakfast table I would find intriguing scraps of paper bearing two columns of numbers, which turned...

Boomer Blog – Remembering Paris…

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As I watched the frightening events unfold in Paris two weekends ago, my mind became a tumble of recollected experiences. From a couple of...

Boomer Blog – The treasure of simple pleasures

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I often see Facebook pictures showing smiles of pure joy on the faces of my great-nieces/nephews and everybody’s grandchildren. There is something about a...

Boomer Blog – Hunting for home

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On Halloween weekend as I settled down to knit children’s hats for donation, I was not interested in the scary movies or football on...

Faber: Vote yes on Issue 2; no on Issue 3

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This week at the ballot box, Ohioans will weigh in on two important issues impacting our state’s future. I urge you to exercise your...

Boomer Blog – That stuff in the back of the cupboard

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I recently happened across a picture of Esquire shoe polish. The flat, round metal can of pasty cream helped me recall any Saturday night...

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