Yearly Archives: 2002
On-farm environmental reviews decrease farmers’ liability
Kenny Oberholtzer volunteered his farm, located in Ashland, Ohio, for an on-farm assessment and environmental review, a growing trend for livestock farmers throughout the country.
Growing opportunity: Ohio farmers take look at white corn
Ohio growers looking for an alternative to yellow feed corn are faced with a growing opportunity in white corn.
Area crops: Slow but steady progress
Crop conditions have been variable across the region and in each county, according to reports.
Milk marketing order pool riding vote under way
Dairy farmers can close a loophole that has cost producers in Mideast marketing area $98 million in lost income since June 2000.
Building a future: Cousins eye tomorrow with new barn, expanded herd
Bryan and Kevin Richael are owners and partners of a farm with a state-of-art milking parlor and new freestall barn that houses their newly expanded 300-head commercial Holstein herd.
Dairy Channel: Think ‘stupid’ to avoid disasters
Quick thinking, communication and good work averted a disaster when a custom manure hauler - filled with 4,000 gallons of liquid manure - had an accident on a road.
Exploring barns in Hocking County
Our monthly column on the preservation and restoration of barns takes a look at a 1890s three-bay English threshing barn in Hocking County.
Myers Brothers keep on producing
Columnist Judith Sutherland continues her tale of Ashland County's inventors, the Myers brothers. After exhibiting their pumps at the Ohio State Fair and winning the highest award there, the Myers brothers went in to full production.
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 6, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Read it Again: Week of June 6, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
