Farmers can’t ignore the grim economic reality
We can’t wish this current farm economy away, and we can’t ignore the impact to individual farms and farmers. Commentary from Editor Susan Crowell.
Know the corn syrup science, dilly dilly
The Bud Light Super Bowl corn syrup ad brouhaha is more about fear-mongering than beer.
Ohio’s new director of agriculture ready to build bridges
Ohio's new director of agriculture, Dorothy Pelanda, is ready to put her years of negotiating and relationship building to work for Ohio agriculture.
Yes, there’s a reason for dairy farmers to party
2018 was a rough year for dairy farmers. That's why a group of them in northwestern Pennsylvania decided to end the year on a higher note and party.
What was your best gift ever?
We recently crowdsourced with our readers to hear about their memorable gifts, which got Editor Susan Crowell pondering: What was my best gift ever?
My kitchen table
Farm and Dairy reader Lynne Almasy shares all the reasons she's grateful for her kitchen table as she prepares to serve another Thanksgiving feast there.
Well, farmers, we’re not in Kansas anymore
Just when you think farm life is going smoothly, those Flying Monkeys will come out of nowhere. Editor Susan Crowell shares farm insight from The Wizard of Oz.
Organic farming with gene editing? Yes
Learn more about the differences between genetic engineering, CRISPR and mutation breeding.
Farm safety: Protecting our oldest and youngest
Every day, a routine farm task — one someone has possibly done “a thousand times” — turns into a farm accident because we just don’t think the unthinkable will ever happen to us.
The media are not the enemy
The unrelenting search for truth by members of a free press is one of the hallmarks of this nation.
