Dairy Channel: Who wants to be vet?
Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, writes about the dream of many farm kids, and the perseverance and patience it takes to get there.
Taft’s ethanol plan political hype
A reader says the legislation Taft plans to support seems a token gesture rather than a plan.
An American “POP” Culture
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb confides some insight into the quentessential query about that perfect companion for just about everything, popcorn
Future value? As much of a chance as stock market
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the vast world of pure enjoyment in collecting that lied somewhere between the pack rat and the forced decisions on what to discard.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 25, 2001
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Vandalism against farmers deserves justice
The Mahoning County Farm Bureau.organization director writes about the attack on the Moff family dairy herd and the need to make sure such animal cruelty is not tolerated.
U.S. EPA still controls CAFO regs
Reader writes to emphasize that Despite all the hype from the state agriculture department on its new large animal facility permitting process, the U.S. EPA is still very much in charge of the waters of Ohio and the CAFOs impacting them.
Dairy Excel: Many farm estate concerns remain
Jim Polson, northeastern Ohio farm management specialist with OSU Extension, urges farm families to move forward in planning for their estate.
Tribute to Connie
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb pays tribute to her friend Connie Smith who died recently and to the sweet and warm bit of her she keeps in her memories.
Read it Again: Week of Oct. 18, 2001.
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
