Where you live plays a major role in how and why you act the way you do. I have lived on a farm for going on 20 years this June, and the things I have been able to experience and learn have shaped me into who I am. One of the most important things I learned […]
By Ashley Fritz afritz@dailyadvocate.com Outside of the agriculture world, most just see tractors, cowboys in jeans, and smelly pigs. However, those who know this part of the world will tell you differently. You could say that classifying the farming community with tractors, cowboys and smelly pigs is a stereotype. Sure, all those things are associated […]
When you think of YouTube, your mind can go in many different directions as to what you might find on the website: music, how-to videos, and clips from various shows. But who would have ever thought of using YouTube as a way of promoting the agricultural community? If you were to search for two different […]
National 4-H week will take place the second week of October (October 7–13). National 4-H week is a time to honor and thank everything the program has to offer to the thousands who go through the program every year. During 2010, according to Statistical Report produced by The Ohio State University Extension, 317,286 youth participated […]
“Pigs are pretty” is an often-used tagline of the annual Preble County Pork Festival, held every year in September at the Preble County Fairgrounds in Eaton. This year the festival will be held Sept. 15–16, and will be packed with vendors from all over the United States; yummy food with signature pork chops; hog butchering […]
My family has raised rabbits now for over 20 years, and I am often asked, “why?” I love them — that is why — there is no other reason other than that. Over the years I have had many different breeds, like New Zealands, Harlequins, Flemish Giants, Netherland Dwarfs, Cinnamons, Californians, Checkered Giants, Dutch, English Spot, […]
County fair season is under way all across Ohio. Locally, fairs are quickly approaching for Darke and Preble County 4-H’ers, and it is time to start preparing. This will ensure the time before, during, and after the fair is stress-free for you, your animal, and mostly importantly — mom and dad. Make a list and pre-packing […]
Agriculture has been apart of my life since I was a little girl, but it is was not until high school that I had a real appreciation and understanding for it. The year 1993 was a big one for me: my youngest sister Rachel was born and my parents decided to move out of Trotwood […]