Wednesday, January 14, 2026

As I was washing dishes in the kitchen Sunday afternoon, the TV in the next room provided some background noise.

My first few years at Farm and Dairy, when I entered the building from the rear, I had to walk by two mammoth Linotype...

Our most basic need is food -- we can't alive without it -- and we want to spend less money to buy it.

The Social Silo is the new "social face" of the Farm and Dairy.
dogs at sunrise

This year has ushered in a new tradition for Rebecca Miller: early morning treks with her livestock guardian dogs and sheep.

World food security. Climate change. Bioenergy. Oil prices.There are some weighty issues on agriculture's table right now. Will we be up to the challenge...

Farmers often harbor insecurities when plopped in a room with bankers or small business owners or lawyers. Too often, farmers feel like they don't belong in that crowd, like their chosen profession is somehow less important or worthy than the others'. They couldn't be more wrong.

Last week, a busload of Pennsylvania farmers visited three dairy farms in eastern Ohio as part of a dairy profitability tour.

(Editor's note: I wrote this column in July 2003. Re-reading it this week, it seemed like an appropriate piece to reprint.

Sometimes it takes an outsider to see - and be willing to voice - a problem. Mark Partridge, the