Yearly Archives: 2008
University expands online course offerings
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University, the first institution in the country to offer an academic major in organic agriculture and the first to...
California bans gestation crates, hen cages; which state is next?
SALEM, Ohio — What happens in California doesn’t necessarily stay in California — and that should have farmers nationwide waiting with their eyes wide...
Just Clucky
Savannah Lewis poses with one of her chickens at the covered bridge festival at the Ashtabula County 4-H Interactive Animal Display.
Time to re-examine, re-invent
One of the more astute observations on the role of government in farm policy ever uttered was offered by then-congressman, later (from 1991-93) secretary...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Nov. 13, 2008
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
It’s a relief hard-fought election is over
For those who are relieved this presidential election is over, I write this column. President-elect Barack Obama was born the year John F. Kennedy...
You want a farm future? Speak out
Farmers can't assume their story is going to get out there if they don't tell it, because it won't.
Priorities are set in feet — and yards
It has come to my attention that when I shared a photo of our head dog, Ace, with my blog readers recently, I may...
Be on the lookout for kinglets this time of year
November is usually a dismal month, thanks to cooler temperatures, gray skies, rain and mud. But not this year. The first week of...
Grain markets: Looking for Mr. Goodtrend
Watching the grain markets these days is like watching that optimistic kid digging through that pile of manure: There must be a pony in...
