Going to activities that include friends and folks from the urban, business or industrial areas is always interesting and educational. Talking with them about what they do, what their business or profession involves helps to understand what is going on in our area. These folks are usually well-informed and learning about their business or profession is interesting. At the same time m...
Now that the storm has rushed in, Christmas and New Year has passed and the Browns and and Buckeyes have stumbled in their athletic finales, all is back to normal in northeast Ohio. Below freezing temperatures have settled in, the rain has finally formed into snow and the winds, oh lets not forget how forceful they are! The majority of the harvest has been completed, but there are a few fields of ...
" It is not hard, when the barn is full of hay, the silo packed with feed, and a reasonable amount of grain in the bin and cribs, to be thankful for the blessings of the year. Where emptiness stalks all over the farmstead it takes a lot of grace to even have faith." This was the opening comment in the "Squibs From a Farmer's Notebook" found in the November 1930 issue of Successful Farming writte...
The Northeast Counties Farm Bureau 4-County Fun Night will be Friday, November 4 at Camp Whitewood (7983 Wiswell Rd, Windsor, Ohio) beginning at 6:00 pm. This is a potluck dinner, everyone is asked to bring their favorite dish to share. Farm Bureau will provide beverages and table service. RSVP to the Farm Bureau office. There will be entertainment for all!! Join us for the fun!!...
That's right folks! The Geauga County Farm Bureau and your county Recorder will be hosting a meeting regarding Oil & Gas leasing on Monday, October 10th at the Patterson Center on the Burton Fairgrounds. The doors will open at 6:30PM and the meeting will begin at 7PM. Please RSVP to the Farm Bureau office at 440/437-8700 or by email at nefarmbu@fairpoint.net. See you there!...
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It has been a whirlwind of a month and it's only just begun! We just wrapped up the Great Geauga County Fair and we're on our way to the annual meeting at the end of the month! If you were like the thousand of visitors we had at our new tent location, you witnessed much more visual aids regarding Farm Bureau and agriculture in Geauga County. Of course, if you had children, you probably stopped by ...
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With more than 100 in attendance, Geauga County Auditor Frank Gliha and the Geauga County Farm Bureau hosted a meeting regarding the rising prices within the CAUV program. Larry Gearhardt, director of local affairs for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, was the guest speaker. If you were unable to attend the meeting and would like a copy of the information handed out at the meeting, please contact t...
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Over 200 people attended the Farm Bureau Oil & Gas Information Meeting July 20. The event was co-sponsored by Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula and Trumbull County Recorders offices and featured Dale Arnold, director of energy policy for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, as guest speaker. When asked about the importance of such meetings, Organization DirectorTy Kellogg, said, "For an organization to offe...
The repeal of Ohio’s estate tax will benefit family farms, small businesses and Ohio’s economy according to the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). The elimination of the “death tax” will preserve farms and businesses as they are passed from one generation to the next while retaining jobs and taxes in local communities. Ohio’s estate tax will end Jan. 1, 2013. It was abolished through provisions ...
GAZETTE COLUMN from John Parker for 6-22-11 Horses are an important livestock in our area. Not only are they widely used for pleasure or recreation but important as a source of power in the Amish community. So we have both pleasure and work or draft horses on local farms. With few exceptions, local horse owners take good care of their livestock. But across this country we have a serious ...