Water issues rising, are you ready?
Every farm owner, every homeowner, every consumer, plays a role in water conservation and protection.
New Coke, typesetting and tractors
The year I started at Farm and Dairy — 1985 — Coca-Cola attempted to change its 99-year-old formula to attract younger drinkers.
Anyone remember “New”...
Commentary: Will activists’ drones spy on farms?
An activist wants to use drones to take aerial photographs of “factory farms,” or as he puts it, “to expose what some corporations want to keep hidden.”
Commentary: Science doesn’t support GMO labels
The science of food safety doesn’t support mandatory GMO or biotech food labels.
Commentary: Russian (science) roulette and fear
Ignorance, and misinformation, is very difficult to overcome, particularly with a general populace that is increasingly science-illiterate and a lack of public trust in research by both the government and universities.
Farmland documentary shows the truth: Farming is not easy
Editor Susan Crowell wants you to go to the movies. (Actually, she wants you to take a carload to the movies.) What's playing? 'Farmland.'
OSHA backs off small farm target
OSHA backed off its previous enforcement directive regarding on-farm grain storage, and emphasized that farms with 10 or fewer employees are exempt from OSHA inspection or enforcement activities.
Farm failures: We didn’t plan for it to happen…
Stephen Covey had a great quote that is worthy of every bulletin board: “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
Beef cattle prices are unbelievable
Current beef prices are unbelievable, and futures look promising.
4-H can make a difference in child’s life
Adolescents can be significantly influenced by factors in their homes, schools and communities. And 4-H participation can be a huge difference-maker.
