Saturday, September 23, 2023
Dean Foods products

More than 100 dairy farms in eight states received a letter from Dean Foods terminating their milk contracts with the company, effective May 31.
Ron Kandel

Ron Kandel, 50, of Nashville, Ohio, died Oct. 25, 2017, from injuries sustained in a farming accident.
cheese in an aging room

It was Rebecca and JP Oravets' dream to show that a small scale dairy farm could work. But living the dream was burning them out.
dowsing stick

Whether it’s science or science fiction, dowsing has a long history and is still practiced today. Learn more about the craft of dowsing and how it works.
Contracting chickens

Nate and Hannah Malmsberry were planning for contract chickens before they said, I do. Along with 300 growers across Ohio, they manage every flock detail.
nicholas meat facility

Nicholas Meat shut down after the Pennsylvania DEP ordered it to stop spreading food processing waste from its facility onto snow-covered ground.
Lake Erie island shore

Frigid temperatures could be gripping Ohio, the Midwest and the Northeast around the last week of January.
dairy cow parlor

California continues to lead the U.S. in number of milk cows and overall milk production, while Ohio lost 130 licensed dairy herds in 2013.

The mindset that beef cows should be fed hay in the winter eats up farm profits. Alternative feeding methods can reduce cost without affecting productivity, and August is the time to start thinking about them.
holstein record Ever-Green-View My Gold-ET

A Holstein cow in Wisconsin, Ever-Green-View My Gold-ET, has set a new single-lactation national milk production record: a 365-day record of 77,480 pounds of milk.