Yearly Archives: 2009
Thank you for passing Issue 2
Editor:A big "thank you" for the support and endorsement of passing State Issue 2. This issue was supported by small farmers, large farmers and...
Slow crop harvest, but a fast market
December corn futures gained 9 cents in the last five minutes of trade Monday. Traders seemed to be reacting to fears of lack of...
Pa. dairymen gain hope at profitability forum
Hope was renewed at the annual Pennsylvania Dairy Profitability Forum.
Ohio dairymen want action from Congress
Some say stabilization plan necessary to limit volatility, increase prices.
WOOSTER, Ohio — Dairy farmers from northeastern Ohio gathered Oct. 30 at the Ohio Holstein...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Nov. 5, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Deermice link plants to predators
When I checked my nest boxes this week, about half were still occupied -- by mice. When I gently probed the mass of dried...
Antitrust chief, others moving ahead
Almost before her first cup of government coffee cooled, Christine Varney, the antitrust chief at the U.S. Department of Justice since April 20, tossed...
FSA Andy for Nov. 5, 2009
Hello friends,Fall is a wonderful time of year to appreciate how beautiful Ohio and Pennsylvania can be. As my farmers have been working long...
How to manage employees in the age of social media
Have you ever been to the grocery store or the gas station and had the clerk talk on their cell phone or text a...
Time will forever bring change
One of my very first columns written for Farm and Dairy centered around the topic of my excited impatience as I awaited the birth...
