Stories by Susan Crowell

Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell has been with the paper since 1985, serving as its editor since 1989. Raised on a farm in Holmes County, she is a graduate of Kent State University. You can follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/scrowell and follow Farm and Dairy at http://twitter.com/farmanddairy.

Redding: ‘Don’t waste a good crisis’

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 by Susan Crowell

If dairy farmers want to complain about the current low milk prices, they’d better be willing to offer a solution along with the complaints, or the situation will never change.

Global energy policy like cheap food?

Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Susan Crowell

Economists like the markets to fix the world’s ills, so maybe that’s why so many of them back the cap-and-trade solution to greenhouse gas reduction. After all, why not use market signals to motivate action?
I’m a free trader at heart and supporter of the market economy, but I’m not convinced cap and trade will be […]

Farmers, are you asking the right questions?

Thursday, September 24, 2009 by Susan Crowell

You are not alone. Whether or not you realize it, you have a team — your vet, your lender, your extension educator, your nutritionist, your friends, and even another farmer you respect. Ask them the right questions and challenge them to ask you good ones in return.

First glimpse of the 2009 Farm Science Review

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 by Susan Crowell

Lots to see at the 2009 Farm Science Review, including this whopper Ag-Bag X114 silage bagger that can fill a 500-foot bag in less than four hours. The Review, which continues through Thursday, Sept. 24, is held at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London, Ohio.

Farm Science Review helps farmers plan for tomorrow

Friday, September 18, 2009 by Susan Crowell

This year’s Farm Science Review runs Sept. 22-24 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London, Ohio.

Broadband access: We have to bridge the digital divide

Thursday, September 17, 2009 by Susan Crowell

If we dropped Congress in the middle of a no-access zone, how quickly do you think we’d have broadband Internet access nationwide?

Obama school speech furor: You can tell it was a slow news day

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 by Susan Crowell

“Parents, if you want to worry about what’s going on in our public schools, you’ve got a lot more to be concerned about than our president attempting to encourage your child to get an education.”

2009 Canfield Fair market livestock, cheese sales total $312,000

Friday, September 4, 2009 by Susan Crowell

Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions, and see if you’re in a slideshow of photos taken at this year’s Mahoning County (Canfield) Fair.

Soul-less agriculture is a myth

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 by Susan Crowell

I’ve had it.
Just when I thought I could stop preaching about the importance of food and agriculture and sharing our message, another slanted, “we’re going to hell in a handbasket and it’s all farmers’ fault” piece came out in a major magazine.
Time published its article, “Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food,” Friday, […]

Today’s ag progress and farm science

Thursday, August 20, 2009 by Susan Crowell

We can’t continue to make ag progress — scientific or technological progress — unless we confront the role of public opinion in today’s agriculture.