Monthly Archives: August 2001
Dairy Excel: Pool riding help may be on the way
Cam Thraen, dairy marketing and policy state specialist with Ohio State University Extension writes about the Dairy Option Pilot Program that provides one-day workshops designed to provide dairy producers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the futures and options markets.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Aug. 9, 2001
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Read it Again: Week of Aug. 9, 2001
Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
To Have A Cat
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about her family, cats, and a very needy brood of kittens using her Kitten Sitting Service.
A collector of vegetables
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the joys of gardening, a delightful hobby and occupation.
Parenting 101: Unplugged
Lorain County dairyman Jim McConnell, a frequent Farm and Dairy contributor who has not contributed his writing in some time, surfaces once again commening on parenting.
Farm life inspires western Pa. author
Beth Wehr of Evans City, Butler County, Pa., has written a book her adventures on her grandparents' dairy farm, "Lessons Learned by a Farmgirl."
Who won?
A poem about a 4-H lamb project by Julie B. Herron, 4-H Youth Agent in Columbiana County.
USDA issues conditional license for West Nile virus vaccine for horses
The USDA issued a conditional license to Fort Dodge Laboratories of Fort Dodge, Iowa, for a vaccine intended to aid in the prevention of disease in horses caused by West Nile virus.
USDA creates new guidelines for livestock reporting program
The USDA has announced new confidentiality guidelines for the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program which will increase the number of reports available.
