Dairy Excel/Channel: Ohio close to final permit rules
Ernie Oelker writes of the Ohio Department of Agriculture takeover of responsibilities for permitting large-scale livestock, poultry and dairy operations.
Letter writer off base
Reader says ATV riders are legally bound to respect farmers' property.
Miss Murphy makes some observations
Columnist Judy Sutherland allowed Miss Murphy, the family dog, to offer a guest commentary this week.
Read it Again: Week of Feb. 28, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Silverplated oil lamps still light up lamp lovers
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the silverplated oil lamps fashionable in the late 1800s.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Feb. 21, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
For Mom
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes a moving tribute this week to her mother, Nina Marlatt, who passed away last week.
Dairy Excel: Buy/sell agreements are smooth business transition
Even farm business owners need to consider how their operations will continue in their absence, or when they want to retire.
I’ll tolerate them, if they tolerate me
One reader would like to see farmers open their land to recreational ATV riders.
Read it Again: Week of Feb. 21, 2002.
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.













