Yearly Archives: 2008
Creatures under rocks and in the skies: Help for hellbenders and birds
Here's a question for the anglers in the family: Have you ever hooked a long, slimy, four-legged creature while fishing on a clear, cool,...
Pigeon King gets wings clipped in Maryland
SALEM, Ohio -- Another state has clipped the wings of Pigeon King International.Maryland's Securities Commissioner filed an order requesting Pigeon King International and its...
Taking it to the street
In mid-May, the anticipation at Kretschmann Farm is unmistakable. Workers scurry from field to field, tractors wait impatiently for drivers and Don Kretschmann walks with an urgent step. It's growing season and every minute counts.
Bioproducts could put agriculture back into economic picture
Ohio task force recommendations link agriculture with chemical and polymer industries.
Adopting no-till shifts biofuel balance
Growing corn for ethanol could be argued as justifiable, especially when farmers use no-till.
Vacation with us…Weber
Farm and Dairy wasn’t the only guest when the Schaefers and Webers of Bath, Ohio, traveled to North Captiva Island in Florida. Mr. Seal...
Vacation with us…Engelhart
The only thing better than kicking back and reading Farm and Dairy is reading it while listening to the waves crash on the beach...
Raspberries: A small fruit that yields big opportunities
By Amy Fovargue
Contributing WriterFREDERICKTOWN, Ohio -- Ann Trudel has always loved picking red raspberries and making jam with them. So it made sense that...
Ethanol is only part of story behind high corn prices
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Those who blame ethanol for high corn prices need to dig deeper — oil well deep, said a Purdue University...
Crawford County farmers growing camelina for biofuel
In most places in the East, they're still talking about the coming biofuels revolution. But in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, farmers already are involved in it.
