Yearly Archives: 2009
Farmers say cost of health insurance is top business concern
COLUMBUS -- Both large and small farmers say that the cost of health insurance is their top business concern, according to a new report...
H1N1 flu virus in pigs — is it a big deal or not?
It's the threat of recombination of the flu virus in commercial pig populations that concerns scientists.
Operation Evergreen in full swing
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio Christmas tree growers are donating real Christmas trees as part of Operation Evergreen sponsored by the Ohio Christmas Tree Association...
One more day to enter the Farm and Dairy photo contest
Attention shutterbugs! Have you ever wanted to shoot a cover photo? Well, Farm and Dairy is offering you that chance. We are conducting a...
Web site shows how wheat works
PARKER, Colo. -- The Wheat Foods Council is launching How Wheat Works, an interactive, online multimedia program that delivers a farm-to-fork education on wheat,...
For farmers, driving a semitruck is harder than just grinding gears
Commercial driver’s license laws in Ohio include exemptions for farmers.
New Web site helps producers prevent the biggest cause of calf deaths
ROSELAND, N.J. -- Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has launched its new Guardian vaccine Web site, www.guardianvaccine.com, which provides the latest information to help producers and...
Let’s get out of this hole
Editor:When you find yourself in a hole the first thing to do is stop digging. The hole here is caused by a faulty applied...
American Cancer Society supports levy
Editor:The Columbiana County Health Department Cancer Detection Clinic Levy is going to appear on the ballot Nov. 3. This .2 mill replacement levy is...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 29, 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).
