Yearly Archives: 2008
It’s a great time to live on a farm
I can think of nothing better than living the farm life, and it becomes especially clear during the month of May. This morning's walk...
FSA Andy for May 8
Hello again!
Looks like farmers in the area are getting some field work done — in between rains, that is.
While you’re out there working...
Ohio changes ag security area law
SALEM, Ohio -- Ohio's farmland preservation goals have been strengthened, thanks to recent changes and clarifications to the law that lays out the Agricultural...
FSA must release farm data
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. has handed down a ruling that required USDA's Farm Service Agency to release information about farming operations to Multi Ag Media, a Chicago marketing firm.
Woman drops civil charges against Ken Wiles
SALEM, Ohio -- The woman who cried 'animal abuse' and summoned national attention to a Wayne County hog farm has dropped her civil lawsuit...
Heifer International seeks to lessen poverty through livestock programs
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Amid calls for increased food aid due to the crisis in food prices, hunger experts at Heifer International are issuing...
Lake Erie Creamery earns big award
Lake Erie Creamery in Cleveland, Ohio, has earned the most prestigious prize in the Gallo Family Vineyards Gold Medal Awards competition.
Additional funds spur research on honey bees’ colony collapse disorder
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff recently said Pennsylvania will increase funding to continue research on the potentially devastating honey bee colony collapse...
Diesel prices a reason to take stock, reevaluate crop production expenses
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Diesel prices are up roughly 50 percent from this time last year and farmers need to look at different methods...
Fashion Statement
It's important to be stylish, even in the barn. Farm and Dairy got this photo from Green Acres Farm several years ago.
