Monthly Archives: March 2002
Egg farm video was courageous
Reader applaudes shocking video from high school student.
Check vegetable, fruit production restrictions before planting
Fruit and vegetable growers should check with local Farm Service Agency offices before planting additional fruit and vegetable acreage.
Beauty or the beast: Canada geese spreading
Complaints about nuisance geese in urban settings prompts ODNR to suggest control measures.se
Questions surface on legality of Paylean
ODA officials continue to field phone calls from confused livestock exhibition sponsors after issuing a memo regarding the legality of Paylean, a feed supplement for hogs.
Family ties, customer pressure at core of White House Fruit Farm success
White House Fruit Farm earned the Direct Agricultural Marketing Association's Gene Cravens Distinguished Service Award in 2002, recognizing the family for its direct marketing efforts and success.
Hutjens: Determine what benefit you’ll get from additives before opening wallet
University of Illinois dairy nutrition expert Michael Hutjens shared his feed additive recommendations with nearly 200 dairymen and industry representatives attending the Northeast Ohio Dairy Management Conference.
Foot-and-mouth scare indeed scary
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on rumors of foot-and-mouth disease.
Dairy Excel: See the potential for the trees: Managing all your farm’s crops
Farmers should pay attention to trees, one of the most ignored crops on most farms.
Fixed with baler twine and tarp straps
Columnist Judith Sutherland says it's time we toast our allies in the process we call agriculture - baler twine and tarp straps.
Hazard A Guess: Week of March 21, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.