That’s Mrs. Quixote to you
Et tu, Farm and Dairy? Recently, this very newspaper ran an article about the ability to have your very own windmill to create electricity...
Dairy researchers have seen the light; farmers should, too
We're going to do it. A whole column that doesn't mention the two four-letter words we are growing to hate: f_ _ d and...
Parasites pose a problem in pastures
Summer grazing management is generally about slowing paddock rotations and providing the grass plant with an adequate recovery period before another grazing pass is...
House guests provide inspiration
If there is one thing that will get you off your duff, whether or not you feel like it, it is the impending arrival...
Hats off to those dairymen in the trenches
Like most dairy farmers, Larry Stahl wears many hats: mechanic, nutritionist, vet, animal scientist, agronomist. As a Coshocton County commissioner, he also has another...
Live At Blossom Music Center
Lines of traffic backed up along the road in the rural area leading to the Blossom Music Center. We should have allowed more travel...
Hazard A Guess: Week of July 3, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
FSA Andy for July 3
Hello again!The Farm Service Agency has a youth loan program to establish and operate income-producing projects of modest size in connection with their participation...
Dirty laundry is out in the open now
With the summer’s big holiday just ahead and the midpoint of the year just behind, it’s time to empty the office bucket of spleen,...
A whole new meaning to July Fourth
This past week has been one in which I have come to realize how very much I should appreciate the freedom I tend to...













