Monthly Archives: June 2005
Making the most of their milk
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio - To be prosperous in the dairy industry since 1867 means the Scheiderer family must be doing things right.
PROGRESS: Cattleman’s handheld computer simplifies records
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - In the grassy fields behind Marwood and Cindy Hallett's Knox County ranch, 30 head of crossbred cattle and calves graze.
PROGRESS: Life in the fast lane
SEBRING, Ohio - Bill Grammer never thought he'd be milking 500 cows.
The owner of one of Ohio's top Jersey herds never even took a dairy science class during his time at Ohio State.
You don’t always get what you want
You don't always get what you want.
That lesson seems so simple and yet can be so complex over the course of a lifetime.
Supreme confusion over checkoff
After the U.S. Supreme Court surprised both sides of the beef checkoff court fight May 23 by declaring the $80-million-per-year mandatory tax constitutional, opponents and proponents alike offered a dizzying display of spin.
Get A Life, Mom
Marking another first for me, the mom who could be a grandmother by now, I smoothed down the drama and trauma of missing my youngest daughter's recent visit to the family doctor.
She’s one unhappy camper
I am not, nor will I ever be, the 'roughing it" type.
My husband, bless his heart, refuses to believe this.
What 4-H means to me
We know 4-H is amazing and you know 4-H is amazing. Now Farm and Dairy wants to give all readers an idea of what 4-H is about by letting club members do the talking.
USDA closes border to Mexican state
WASHINGTON - The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently closed the U.S. border to cattle from the Mexican state of Durango due to inadequacies with that state's bovine tuberculosis management program.
Sugar Creek farmersGet late spring nitrate test help free
WOOSTER, Ohio - Take the guesswork out of fertilizing corn with a late spring nitrate test, which shows how much nitrogen a field needs or not, ensures the crop is fed enough, and prevents unnecessary applications.
