Dairy Channel: Why are dairymen getting squeezed, and will new MILC program help?
Is the USDA's new dairy program in the best long-term interest of dairy producers? The answer to that question remains to be seen, but the likely answer is "no." Is the check welcome this year? Yes. Will it be in 2003? Probably, says district extension specialist Dianne Shoemaker in this week's Dairy Channel column.
Good Therapy
The physical therapy that Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb is undergoing in the wake of a automobile accident is as beneficial for her spirit as it is her physical recovery.
Shop ’til you drop your senses
Columnist Kym Seabolt's mother never bought a Veg-O-Matic based on the lure of TV commercials, so her daughter is not about to succomb to the lure of the "Perfect Pancake" maker, either.
The Forgotten Forage: Corn Residue
With the break in the weather, life is good again for graziers, but the question still persists: What could I be doing now to ensure I will have enough feed for winter? The answer may be in the corn field.
Japanese tinplate vehicle toys gave a preview of future automobiles
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the more than 100-year lifetime of tinplate toys with a lithograph finish.
From the Tomato Patch
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about what to do with those extra tomatoes.
Giving credit where credit is past-due
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt promises she'd pay her $76 gas bill - if she actually had natural gas service. Collection agents still hound her for the fictional bill.
Read it Again: Week of Oct. 17, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 17, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Honeybees’ secret life gives deeper insight
Despite her dislike of crawling, creeping, buzzing creatures, Columnist Judith Sutherland looks a bit deeper into the remarkable societal structure of honeybees.
