Yearly Archives: 2009
Ashland third-graders spend day on a farm
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio -- The little black-and-white Holstein calves looked so cute to third-grader Vassiliya Draganova, that she decided to name one. "Bella," she called...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 8, 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).
All-Dairy Antiques Auction a success
- When the last gavel dropped at the first All-Dairy Antiques Auction Sept. 22 in Harrisburg, Pa., 30 unique and rare collectible dairy items...
The Great Elephant?
Washington County (Pa.) 4-H'er Erin Rice thought her long-stemmed pumpkin was just right to turn into an elephant for the Chesapeake Energy Giant Pumpkin...
Get out the punching gloves: The fight is just beginning for egg producers
The United Egg Producers vow to keep fighting so U.S. egg producers can stay in business.
Marital immunity? Scratch that
As we tally the final numbers at summer's end, we find that with the arrival of cooler weather goes what little hope we had...
We knew cold on our southern Ill. farm
The distant hickory trees sport golden crowns and the neighbor's white oak has begun to flash hints of scarlet when the wind rustles its...
Family dairy farms struggle to hang on
All my life, I have been certain of one thing. Dairy farmers are not paid nearly enough. Now, this has been true even when...
FSA Andy for Oct. 8, 2009
Hello Friends!This month's articles from FSA Andy will originate from the beautiful hills of Coshocton County. The Coshocton Fair began on Oct. 2, so...
The fall of the bison population in early America
When Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, the approximately 1 million Native Americans who occupied North America probably never realized they were lost,...
