Monthly Archives: April 2008
Farmers join to build cheese house
Over the past two years, several dairy farms in Ohio’s Belmont County area have been forced to close their doors. Lower milk prices in 2006, coupled with the high cost of inputs, kept farmers from making ends meet and some felt they had no choice but to get out of the business.
Not sure where politicians are leading us
Harry Truman once said, “No man should be allowed to be president who doesn’t understand hogs.”
I chuckled when I read that quote, knowing...
Not to worry about winter baggage
Spring finally found the legs to arrive in central Illinois nearly a month after the calendar alerted us to be on the lookout for...
There are options despite high costs
I remember thinking that $3 corn was outrageous, that $300 soybean meal was a rip-off and that $200 cottonseed must have been a revenge...
Step Outside to See What You Can See
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) believes that America's youth are quickly defining themselves as one the most civic- minded generations in nearly a century.
FSA Andy for April 24
Hello again!
The Farm Service Agency reminds interested applicants that the agency offers loans for farmers to purchase farmland and finance agricultural operations.
Farm Service...
Time lost and found
“I’m in a hurry to get things done, I rush and rush until life’s no fun.”
— Alabama
Clearly, there is one dire...
Hazard A Guess: Week of April 24, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
Good news for Southeast High School FFA
It’s not every day that $50,000 falls into your lap. Even if you’re lucky, there’s a good chance you’ll never see this kind of windfall.
Hurry up and wait: Use rain delays to make planting and crop decisions, experts...
SALEM, Ohio — Rain showers. Tile washouts. Mud.Thanks to Mother Nature, you’re already falling behind schedule with spring tillage and planting.In the past week,...
