Yearly Archives: 2004
Vital Vegetables: Low Carb/High Variety
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb is skeptical of many diet plans, including Atkins.
The men and hayfields of my youth’
Columnist Alan Guebert reflects on a rare and valuable commodity - the men of the hayfields of his youth.
Reader: Bush not perfect, but better than Clinton
Reader says Bush has done better job than Clinton, and can do better than Kerry or Nader.
PROGRESS: Soybean uses go beyond livestock feed
Ohio soybean growers fund new uses research to fuel demand.
PROGRESS: Internet farming? Could be
Farmers will soon be able to open gates, track livestock, steer tractors and control other farm jobs by computer.
PROGRESS: Digester is center of Michigan manure system
Integrated manure management systems provide new opportunities for dairy producers.
Organic wool offers unique marketing opportunities
Although it requires certification, organic wool represents an opportunity for premiums.
ODA blocks two grain operations
The state suspended commodity handler's licenses from Austinburg Mill in Ashtabula County and J & S Farms Grain, Madison County.
Farmers eligible for 2003 disaster aid
Ohio, along with 20 other states, will share in approximately $8 million allocated for the Emergency Conservation Program.
PROGRESS: Retirement plan: 280-head dairy
Kevin Lee owned a refuse company and ran a beef farm. But what he really wanted was dairy.
