The Midwest Dairy Association recently released a musical parody of The Beach Boys’ hit “Good Vibrations.” The Social Silo talked with the makers of the video.

NEW YORK — Allergy sufferers are often advised to steer clear of pets, as brushing up to a cat or dog can trigger an allergy attack or a rash. Those with pet allergies may be willing to spend any amount of money to get a pet that is dubbed “hypoallergenic.”  Myth Although there are some [...]

Chuck and Tina Dazey, of Louisville, Ohio, and Gary and Linda Miller, of Hartville, Ohio, brought Farm and Dairy four-wheeling on the sand dunes of Lake Michigan for a week. After all the fun on the hills in the sand and mud, we had to empty our shoes!

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Extension Crop Management Team is holding a series of webinars during the winter of 2013. Each webinar takes place on a Monday from noon-1 p.m. and offers one core and one category pesticide recertification credit. Participants attend via the Internet from their home or office. A high-speed Internet [...]

Hello again! The Farm Service Agency is now offering a new microloan program designed to assist small family farms, beginning farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers with operating credit. The microloan program was developed to better serve the unique financial operating needs of beginning, niche and the smallest of family farm operations. The microloan offers a [...]

There’s still time to enter our Blue Ribbon Moments photo contest. Don’t wait, the contest will be ending soon!

YOUNGSTOWN — The houses in Youngstown’s Idora neighborhood, on the city’s south side, run the gamut from historical Tudors with well-manicured lawns and multi-car garages to smaller single family homes in desperate need of repair. Then throw in a few foreclosed homes and overgrown lots and you get a picture of a fairly ordinary neighborhood [...]

GREENFORD, Ohio — What began as an initiative to create a “community of faith,” has grown into a mission that creatively involves non-profits, chruches, individuals and families in order to help the community grow its way out of hunger and poverty. Goodness Grows is the brainchild of Pastor Steve Fortenberry and the congregation of Common [...]

The 2012 Lawrence County Fair 4-H livestock auction results

The 2012 Carroll County Fair youth livestock auction had multiple record breaking bids.