Yearly Archives: 2001
Ohio’s Dairy Industry Forum brings major groups together
An inovation organization formed to keep dairy alive and well in the Buckeye State brings together producers, processors, allied industries and retailers and distributors.
Moove over, Pepsi, now there’s something healthier
The American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Mid East are testing milk vending machines in schools, factories and businesses in Ohio, some of it in glass-front milk vending machines.
Hatfield 7 Dairy: Seven generations of protecting the land for the future
The 660-cow Licking County dairy farm has been selected to receive the Ohio Dairy Farmers Federation's Ohio Environmental Stewardship Award for its exemplary environmental management practices.
Environmental seal of approval: Pa. certification process accredits livestock management practices
PennAg Industries Association and a coalition of county conservation districts are turning the national on-farm assessment and environmental review program developed by America's Clean Water Foundation into an environmental certification program.
Today’s portraits of progress
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the portrait of current Ohio agriculture portrayed in the first week of the "Farm and Dairy 2001 Progress Edition."
Portraits in Progress: Don’t look back: Maize Valley Farms taps into consumer market
The same innovative thinking that led Kay Vaughan into full-time farming and then into a diversified agribusiness is leading the family into the retail farm market business in a big way in 2001.
Ohio budget looks tight for ag programs, OSU in 2002-03
Historic funding levels for primary and secondary education - $1.4 billion - tightened Ohio's two-year state budget for many programs, including agriculture.
Horseman’s Council towpath ride big success
Bill Baker of the Stark County Horseman's Council thanks everyone who helped make the annual Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail ride a success.
Dairy Excel/Dairy Channel: Farm management tip: Take a look at your farm from the...
Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, writes that farmers get along with their neighbors when they respect their neighbors; support their community; practice good environmental stewardship; or, in a nutshell, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 7, 2001
Each week "Farm and Dairy" challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
