How to select the right hunting dog breed
The holidays are prime time for adding a sporting dog to the family, but a hunting dog and its owner have to play well together to reach their potential.
The little fainting goat who wouldn’t
Judith Sutherland long ago figured out she doesn't have a fainting goat because Mabel refuses to believe she is any kind of goat at all.
Extend bird watching season with winter roosting boxes
You can make winter more bearable for bluebirds, chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and Carolina wrens by building or purchasing a roost box.
Fill out your County Committee election ballots
This is your chance to elect a local farmer from your community to be involved in the decision making process with FSA.
Manure holding pond safety
Take a second to review safety measures and precautions that can be taken to avoid accidents around manure holding ponds.
Debate: Who really invented the steel plow?
Although Deere history gives credit for the steel plow to Deere, Case, who later owned Andrus' plow company, cites Leonard Andrus and never mentions Deere.
Killing GIPSA makes us worse
Sonny Perdue killed the GIPSA rule, a complicated but crucial market reform aimed at leveling the meatpacker-dominated livestock and poultry markets.
Food Evolution raises questions of food security, GMOs
Food Evolution may not have all the answers to how food should be raised, but hopefully it sparks meaningful conversations about agriculture and technology.
Improving soil fertility in southeastern Ohio
The local results showed that many, if not most, of the farms needed to adjust pH through liming, as well as increase their fertilization plans.
The opioid epidemic: Every life is worth saving
Some readers may think the subject of drug addiction doesn’t belong in the pages of Farm and Dairy. Editor Susan Crowell explains why it does.
