Wednesday, May 1, 2024
storage tank leaking

A judge ordered an Ashtabula County business owner to pay $200,000 for for illegally burning and mishandling oil field waste.

For many dairy farmers, moving on is tough. It was no different for Jim and Donna Beardsley, but they managed to keep the farm going after selling the herd.
grain bins

The Ohio Department of Agriculture suspended operations at Vista Grain in Washington Court House after finding it could not cover outstanding obligations.
USMDA, trade agreement, Canada, Mexico, U.S.

President Donald Trump signed a major rewrite of Canada and Mexico trade deal, easing trade tensions.
spotted lanternflies

The spotted lanternfly has been found near Ohio's borders. Learn more about the spotted lanternfly, where it's spread in the U.S. and how to identify it.
Susan Crowell award

Susan Crowell, former editor of Farm and Dairy, earned the 2020 Shepherd’s Voice award, for print, from the American Sheep Industry Association.
drainage and waterway, WOTUS

The Trump administration lifted federal protections Jan. 23 for some of the nation’s millions of miles of streams, arroyos and wetlands. 
Brothers Todd, left, and Jason Frye stand in between rooms where they will make cheese at left, and teach about cheese at right.

Diversification is key for some dairy farms. That's the case for Pleasant Lane Farms in Latrobe, Pa., and Baker's Golden Dairy, in New Waterford, Ohio.

Just because your dairy farm is bigger, doesn't mean survival is easier. But it's doable. At least it has been for Andreas Farms Inc, in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Spillman Grain Farm

Marlin Clark offers grain market insight following the release of the January USDA Inventory reports and the signing of the Phase One China Trade Agreement.