Monthly Archives: January 2009
Boccieri named to House ag committee
WASHINGTON -- U. S. Rep. John Boccieri, D-Alliance, has been appointed to the agriculture committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The House Committee...
Told you so: Brother’s advice shown to be right on inaugural wardrobe
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Imagine Penn State President Graham Spanier giving Barack Obama advice on what to wear at his inauguration as America's 44th...
USDA to delve into soybean allegations
ST. LOUIS -- The USDA plans to audit and, as appropriate, investigate the National Soybean Checkoff Program, according to the American Soybean Association.The decision...
Champion lamb selected at Farm Show
HARRISBURG -- Samantha Adams of Bedford, Pa., took home the grand champion banner in the junior market lamb show Jan. 11 at the Pennsylvania...
Survey reveals retail food prices drop slightly in last quarter of 2008
WASHINGTON -- Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased slightly in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation...
Shifting Gears…Herbold
1947 Farmall BN owned by the Herbold family of Mantua, Ohio.
Originally purchased and owned by Raymond Ladner of Linesville, Pa., he nicknamed the tractor...
Vacation with us…Waggoner
In October, Ron and Tammy Waggoner of Bergholz, Ohio, searched for elk on horses in Benezette, Pa. with Farm and Dairy. The couple camped...
Vacation with us…Myers
The Myers and Nail families vacationed in New York this summer and took Farm and Dairy with them. Pictured are Becky, Colin, Jake, Brayden...
Vacation with us…Machak
Casey and Greg Machak of Niles, Ohio, traveled to Berlin, Germany to visit their son, David, in December. They were able to take the...
USDA issues final COOL rule
WASHINGTON — The USDA is releasing details of the final regulation for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program required by the 2002...
