Monthly Archives: December 2003
Avoiding the hay mow powwow
Columnist Judith Sutherland confesses having a panic attack on the way to the hay mow.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Dec. 11, 2003.
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Degree of difficulty counts for something
It's all about shopping form at this time of year, says columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt.
Weather assault sends soybean yields retreating
Early predictions say Ohio will average 40 bushels of soybeans per acre. Maybe not, says one agronomist.
Steel elected national Grange master
Western Pennsylvania resident at helm of National Grange.
Guest Commentary: ‘Winner take all’ cycle can be reversed
Is the season of ever-expanding agribusinesses coming to an end. The director of the Center for Rural Affairs ponders today's farm policies.
Branding day: Real cowboys round up herd
Every fall, Ohio cowboys roam the range in central Ohio, herding cattle together for tagging and branding.
Berkshires first swine breed to be designated USDA Process Verified
Berkshire swine breeders are leading the way toward breed identification tracking.
Above-average precipitation frustrates farmers
As of November, Columbiana County had already had 13 inches more than the average year's rainfall.
Pa. farmland wins battle against big business … at least for now
The debate between farming and development continues in Warren County in northwestern Pennsylvania.