Pasture measurement can improve management
When the management of grazing is discussed, what are the topics of that discussion? Typically, they involve forage growth, forage varieties, soils, animal nutrition,...
Winter is made of sledding and smiles
"At the heart of the meadow, the old watering hole froze over quite nicely. We used the horse-drawn sleigh to get there and before...
Milk pricing system needs to change
Editor:
In these times of plunging milk prices, it must be remembered that traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange who are driving down milk prices...
Delegates were smart to vote down Premises ID
Editor:In the Jan. 8 Farm and Dairy Letters to the Editor, Mr. McKarns recapped part of the 90th annual Farm Bureau meeting of 2008....
Eleven Tips for Slow Cooker Meals
Things haven't changed in some respects from some 40 years ago. We should use our Crock-Pots more often.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Jan. 15, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Old friends are never forever gone
Yesterday an old friend from high school, back in touch via one of the many online "social networking sites" that allow you to log...
Average Crop Revenue Election awaits
On Jan. 8, 2008, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs predicted crude oil prices would top $200 a barrel by summer, then slip lower...
Take heart: Spring is six weeks away
Take heart, friends, take heart -- Groundhog Day approaches!And whether or not the furry rodent sees his shadow, spring is just six weeks away...
Hypothermia — A cold killer
With the onset of winter comes the threat of hypothermia -- the dangerous lowering of the human body's temperature. As the number one killer...
