Friday, May 3, 2024
Columbiana ag hall of fame

Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell looks at leadership, inspired by agricultural hall of famers.
Beth Hillmar benefit/Farm and Dairy

An all-day benefit Saturday, April 1, will raise funds to help well-known Pennsylvania auctioneer Beth Hillmar, who spent 61 days in the hospital this winter following complications from surgery.
woman walking

In these trying times, Rebecca Miller wouldn’t mind standing in a field with other similarly overwhelmed folks and letting loose with a good yell right now.

The news that a California jury agreed Aug. 10 with a claim that Monsanto’s Roundup product contributed to one man’s cancer was a verdict heard around the world.
farmer and wheat ag economy mental health

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.
Lake Erie, toxic algal bloom, algae,

Editor Susan Crowell issues a stern warning to farmers in this week's commentary: If you farm, you need to pay attention to how you manage your farm to minimize its impact on the environment. Period.
Susan Crowell Farm and Dairy Editor

After 34 years with Farm and Dairy, Editor Susan Crowell pens her final column.
face mask

Rebecca Miller gauges how seriously rural folks are taking the pandemic by the number of face masks she sees at farm supply and feed stores. There are few.
farmer 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.
gamer cards

What I learned from my stereotype of gamers: Being “out as a farmer” may be the best thing you can do to bust all the ag stereotypes around you.