Yearly Archives: 2004
Nothing beats a June afternoon
Columnist Judith Sutherland says summer is the time to enjoy freedom but there's still always work.
Hazard A Guess: Week of June 24, 2004.
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Poke-Mom says: Stop the madness!
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt meets her match with Pokemon.
The Man Is A Mouser (Part II)
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb continues the saga witha bathtub surprise.
Organic’s only problem is USDA
Columnist Alan Guebert asks, "What would you call a hugely successful USDA program whose biggest threat is the USDA?"
Will luck hold for hog producers?
Pork exports, the economy, and producers getting a larger share of retail pork expenditures all account for higher hog prices.
Stranded in Sugarcreek turned out to be blessing
Bus troubles turn to blessing.
Right corn kernel traits give feed efficiency and value a big boost
All corn kernels may look the same, but hidden beneath that yellow shell are characteristics that can make a big difference.
Productive life: Selecting cows for a longer herd life
USDA uses what are called "direct" evaluations of productive life based on survival of daughters, regardless of their age.
Old and new forms of worship do not mix
Reader says the older folks who are church members are isolated and do not have their worship needs supplied.
