Souper Bowl promotion asks readers for touchdown-scoring soup recipes
January has arrived. It's a new year, and a new Super Bowl is just around the corner. At Farm and Dairy, we're so excited about the festivities that we decided to throw a Souper Bowl of our own. A soup recipe promotion, that is.
Retail food prices drop moderately
WASHINGTON -- Retail food prices at the supermarket declined slightly during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation...
Ohio State gets $1.4 million to develop emerald ash borer resistant tree
WOOSTER, Ohio — The native North American ash tree’s future rests in the ability of researchers to create a new variety with the right...
Nutrition specialist: Omega-3s are best bet for good health
SPRINGFIELD, M0. -- The sales of dietary supplements continue to grow annually and are now estimated to be more than $28 billion in the U.S. It is difficult to sort through the astounding claims with these products according to Pam Duitsman, a nutrition and health education specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
Lewandowski joins OSU Extension Wayne County
WOOSTER, Ohio -- A new member has joined the staff of the Ohio State University Extension in Wayne County.
Rory Lewandowski, formerly an extension educator...
Manure pits getting full, livestock owners waiting for ground to freeze
Livestock producers across Ohio and the Midwest have been unable to apply manure this fall and early winter due to saturated field conditions. Most livestock farmers are really pressed for manure storage room. Waiting for frozen ground to apply manure is likely to be their only available option.
LETTER: Horse slaughter is inhumane and unnecessary
We can not keep slaughtering an excess of 100,000 horses every year and say this is a necessary evil to dispose of horses. We need to control the breeding of the horses to regain ground in price and value for the horse.
LETTER: Country needs farmers who milk cows, not taxpayers
The "farm bill," as quoted by Farm and Dairy editor Susan Crowell, is 75 percent not directed to the "farm." May I venture to say that another 20 percent of that remains is welfare for bankers, lawyers, politicians and multinational corporations. That leaves less than 10 billion dollars to benefit farmers.
A dozen disasters: 12 things to trip you up in 2012
Recognizing risk is the first step to keeping agriculture profitable. Here's our list of 12 things that could trip you up in 2012. It's up to you to do something about it.
Researchers find some smartphone models more vulnerable to attack
RALEIGH, N.C. -- New research from North Carolina State University shows that some smartphones designed to support the Android mobile platform have incorporated additional features that can be used by hackers to bypass Android's security features, making them more vulnerable to attack.
