Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 11/7
This week’s top stories include a bull attack on a Grove City, Pennsylvania, farmer, cast iron cooking tips, proposed cuts to the crop insurance program and more.
New app is for cooks in search of perfect roast
WOOSTER, Ohio —Nearly a quarter of consumers say they’ve never cooked a beef roast, and 43 percent cook one roast or less per year....
Cattle producers: Watch for signs of anaplasmosis
Beef and dairy producers in Indiana should watch their herds carefully this fall for signs of the blood disease anaplasmosis, a Purdue animal health specialist said.
Hog manure could fuel your truck or car
Biogas created from nearly two million hogs annually at Smithfield Foods Hog Production's Ruckman Farm in Northwest Missouri will produce approximately 2.2 billion cubic feet of renewable natural gas - equivalent to 17 million gallons of diesel fuel annually.
How millennials make decisions about their food
The Ohio Agricultural Council luncheon will share the results of research about the millennial generation and their how they purchase food.
How to overwinter perennial flowers
Fall garden maintenance of perennials is minimal, but important to keep flowers at peak performance.
Groups ask US Supreme Court to hear EPA-Chesapeake Bay case
The Pa. Farm Bureau is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of a federal court decision that upholds the EPA’s implementation of a TMDL plan in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Webinars offer farm management information
Ohio State University Extension is offering a free, four-part webinar series on managing risk and financial management.
Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 1
Farm and Dairy's Field Notes is a video series that provides weekly ag news and a recap of farmanddairy.com's latest top stories. This week, reporter Kristy Seachrist shares the story of how a bull attack shattered farmer Judy Ligo's life as well as an update on the USDA Crop Progress Report. The stories you may have missed include a recent organic farming conference and a report that says meat may cause cancer.
Shepherd’s symposium coming to Wooster
The Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium will be held Dec. 11-12, at the OARDC in Wooster.























