Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Yearly Archives: 2002

OSU Extension Dairy Specialist Dianne Shoemaker cautions not to let it fool you; the upcoming Ohio Dairy Conference is not another county fair, although all the talk about cows, good food and interesting people might make you think otherwise.

Despite her dislike of crawling, creeping, buzzing creatures, Columnist Judith Sutherland looks a bit deeper into the remarkable societal structure of honeybees.

Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt promises she'd pay her $76 gas bill - if she actually had natural gas service. Collection agents still hound her for the fictional bill.

Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about what to do with those extra tomatoes.

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about the more than 100-year lifetime of tinplate toys with a lithograph finish.

With the break in the weather, life is good again for graziers, but the question still persists: What could I be doing now to ensure I will have enough feed for winter? The answer may be in the corn field.

Ashley Pritchard and Neil Duncan split honors in the Ayrshire category.

Nicole Hosfelt's 112-pound grand champion market wether goat was sold for a winning bid of $1,000.