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For as long as I can remember, basketball has served as my escape from the stress of everyday life. Once on the court, the concerns of work, finances and relationship issues went out the window, and the thrill of competition and teamwork took over. To scratch this itch, ever since I was a student at [...]
Long Lost Brother
In my blog this week, a video that I put together for my Grandpa last year. It’s a story he wrote as he reflected on the lives of two vintage tractors in his collection.
Ohio Ag Blogs
Acorns for Thought Reflections from A Country Boy Ohio Ag Law Blog OSU Extension Farm Succession Blog Farm Policy.com West Ohio Crop Weather Fresh Country Air The Wise Owls-Tales from an Ag Ed Classroom Agronomist Auggie Smith The Dairy Mom Haley Farms Dial Dairy Maple View Farms Thoughts from an Ohio Farm Girl Ohio Wine [...]
Don’t put daddy’s toothbrush in the toilet!
By Matt Reese My wife and I try not to have a long list of silly rules for our children to follow, but sometimes, their actions warrant rules. Here are a few of the strange rules in Reese family law. Do not stand on the table. There are clear safety issues when an 18-month old [...]
Actually Filling the Shoes
I will never forget one of my first lessons in my career. It seemed a little silly at the time, but the more and more I see it happen, the more I believe it. The saying is that “you never want to replace the legend, you want to replace the one that replaced the legend”. [...]
Nashville is the Place to Be
You just never know when news is going to break. I almost always have my recorder with me and its a good thing. The past several days I’ve been in Nashville at the Opryland Hotel for the blogging conference, Blissdom. Apparently its the place to be. When I first arrived New Holland dealers were here [...]
Oilseed radish the lamb
I’ve got another interesting addition to my post from a couple of weeks ago (see Conservation Stinks from Jan. 11) about the stinky oilseed radishes in my neighborhood. If you read that post, you’d know that the unbelievable smell of rotting oilseed radishes has been a regular topic of conversation in my family because we [...]
Ohio Ag Blogs: Click on Over
First it was Facebook, then Twitter. Now blogs are becoming a way the agriculture community communicates to the public and with each other. At Acorns for Thought, hog farmer Charles Wildman uses his blog to communicate his views on food production to the public. He says Facebook, Twitter and blogs are all important. With limited [...]
Missing Ohio FFA Member Found
While covering the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this past November, one of the top story’s unfortunately was the fact an Ohio FFA Member had went missing. At first it seemed shocking and cause of much concern, but once I learned the whole story, it didn’t surprise me at all. You see the student was [...]
Say cheeeese!
A portion of my duties at the OCJ includes taking photos to accompany the stories I write. In addition, I have been taking photos for farm-related calendars in the last couple of years. Along with that I do a few senior pictures every year and an occasional wedding. As a result of all of these [...]
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