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How did this landscape disaster happen?
As a landscaper specializing in “makeovers” (rebuilding existing landscapes) I often find myself looking at landscape disasters, trying to...
Deadline approaches to insure diverse crops
Farmers face risk from a variety of sources—weather, disease, markets, financial systems.While crop insurance offers a valuable option for many ...
The groundhog’s last plane ride
Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil is coming out soon to see or not see his shadow on his big day, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. If old’ furry Phil wa...
Float your way to peace, quiet
Adam didn’t know how good he had it.There he was in the Garden of Eden, with the trees, pleasing to the eye and good for food. He had the livest...
A historic week for US trade, American workers
Last week, I participated in a roundtable at Fecon, an agricultural equipment manufacturer in Southwest Ohio. Our discussion included some of the bigg...
Just give me a sharp stick
There is a nice-sized room on the ground floor of our house that was intended to be the family dining room. I have always used it as an office.When I ...
Time to prune trees and shrubs
Winter is the time to work on pruning your trees and shrubs. Once the sap starts to rise in spring and the buds on your woody plants start to swell, y...
Please hand me the Bengay
As You may or may not know, I am an avid football fan. College football is OK, and I will watch it with some interest, but I am an NFL freak.I started...
Protecting victims of human trafficking
In January we mark National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month – a reminder that modern-day slavery is all too real, and it’s ...
Should you give up and quit?
We usually don’t want to just give up, or conclude we don’t have what it takes to go on. I’ve thought about that some lately in tryi...
