Reader questions MWCD’s authority
Editor:
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has purposely mislead more than 2 million citizens within the district to believe it still maintains a role in...
The grain market blows its top
December corn prices made new all-time highs for eight days in a row.
The Longest Day
Summer has arrived. The longest day of the year has passed. When summer solstice approaches, the noonday sun rises higher and higher in the...
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 26, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Buy now, play later
As many of you were, I hope, reading all about how rising fuel prices had me firmly resolving to stay home this summer, I...
Flooding fallout is anyone’s guess
While Midwestern farmers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have precise measurements on how much rain fell where in the deluge that socked 2008...
Use only agricultural box fans
Editor:
Now that summer has arrived, many horse owners are preparing to buy and install box fans in their barns. Before they buy a box...
Rotational grazing just makes sense
The high cost of fuel and animal feed make it more important than ever to get all you can out of your pasture.
How...
FSA Andy for June 26
Hello again!
Foreign investors who buy, sell or hold a direct or indirect interest in U.S. agricultural land must report their holdings and transactions to...
The scents of summer hold memories
“The Salinas Valley is in Northern California. It is a long narrow swale between two ranges of mountains, and the Salinas River winds and...
