Speech should be required reading
As I was washing dishes in the kitchen Sunday afternoon, the TV in the next room provided some background noise.
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My first few years at Farm and Dairy, when I entered the building from the rear, I had to walk by two mammoth Linotype...
The law of averages and cheap food
Our most basic need is food -- we can't alive without it -- and we want to spend less money to buy it.
There’s a new kid in town: Meet The Social Silo
The Social Silo is the new "social face" of the Farm and Dairy.
Building new traditions with livestock guardian dogs
This year has ushered in a new tradition for Rebecca Miller: early morning treks with her livestock guardian dogs and sheep.
Triggering a new Green Revolution
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, knock the chip off your shoulder
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.
Will good farms pass the baton?
Last week, a busload of Pennsylvania farmers visited three dairy farms in eastern Ohio as part of a dairy profitability tour.
Learning to feed the right wolf
(Editor's note: I wrote this column in July 2003. Re-reading it this week, it seemed like an appropriate piece to reprint.











