How do birds survive cold winter nights?
My bird feeders have been busy this week, and as I watch the nonstop feeding frenzy, I marvel at how birds as tiny as...
Farming plus consulting = connections for John Buck
He manages a well-kept, 700-acre grain farm in Ohio’s Marion County. But the profession for which John Buck is best known is helping other farmers and businesses.
Pigs look healthy but test positive for flu at fairs
More than 80 percent of pigs that tested positive for influenza A virus at Ohio county fairs between 2009 and 2011 showed no signs of illness, according to a new study.
Election’s over, now what about farm bill?
Predictions include a short-term extension of the expired bill, or approval of a new, long-term bill.
Ohio is the new home of rare boreal songbirds
Everyone knows what an eruption is. When a volcano blows its top and spews ash and lava from the cone, that's an eruption on...
Majority of full-time workers seek new job opportunities regularly
CHICAGO -- Having instant access to so many digital resources has turned today's workers into perpetual job seekers, according to a new study by...
Dairylea Cooperative Inc. celebrates 105 years of marketing dairy industry
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Dairylea Cooperative Inc. hosted its 105th annual meeting in Liverpool, N.Y., Oct. 9.Northeast dairy industry. Dairylea CEO Greg Wickham described the...
Ohio Shale conference: Residents take time to learn how shale boom will impact them
•••••In the Nov. 15 edition of the Farm and Dairy it was reportedthat all of the Marcellus shale wells fracked in the past five...
Beaver County landowner ordered to pay $137,000 for disturbing wetlands
Contact the Department of Environmental Protection before disturbing a wetland, creek or stream. A Beaver County man learned how costly it can be not to call them.
Expert revising Ohio’s phosphorus index to improve water quality
COLUMBUS -- Grand Lake St. Marys has lost an estimated $60-80 million in tourism due to harmful algae blooms. And in 2011, algae blooms covered 990 square miles of Lake Erie's surface area, the largest in the lake's history.
