Trade war costs will be more than taxpayer money
Farm and Food File columnists Alan Guebert explains how "today’s tariff war will increase, not cut as the Trump White House claims, the ag trade deficit."
Living life with litters of lambs
Lambing season reminds Eliza Blue how much she loves being a shepherd and how thankful she is to be the caretaker of her flock.
The return of Big Bird
In honor of Ohio’s 2025 spring turkey season, Jim Abrams recalls the incredible work that secured the big bird’s future in Ohio.
Multigenerational dairy farms can be profitable
Profitability requires improved efficiency, innovation and scale. OSU Extension educator Dwight Roseler provides tips to ensure the dairy farm's future.
The sounds of spring start here
Vernal pools are small, temporary wetlands, and they are crucial for biodiversity, water quality and even erosion control.
Birds, dumb bulbs and extinct species
Like so many of us, bird watching crept up on Kymberly Foster Seabolt as a hobby.
Help us identify Hazard A Guess? Item No. 1287
Item No. 1287 was submitted and discovered by Sharon Wolford, of Ravenna, Ohio, in her elderly aunt’s home. It appears to be some sort of clamp.
Grain markets rally on unexpected supplies
Following weeks of lower prices, Marlin Clark has good news to report about the corn, soybean and wheat markets, as prices rally on unexpected supplies.
An ephemeral emergence: Part 1
What better way to usher in the spring than with a breathtaking display of wildflowers? Tami Gingrich provides a rundown of her favorite ephemerals.
Reader: Climate policy eclipses climate science
A Farm and Dairy reader responds to an article that ran March 27, arguing that recent climate changes are not caused solely by human activity.
