Monthly Archives: January 2010
Why is government involved in prices for farmers?
Editor:I am not a farmer. That may be why I don't get it. I don't understand why farmers want or need the government to...
Guebert is out of touch
Editor:Alan Guebert proves over and over he is completely out of touch with the real issues facing today's cattle producers. His Dec. 3 piece...
Looking for hope: N.M. dairyman plans milk dump
SALEM, Ohio — A New Mexico dairy farmer is asking for help across the country in organizing a national milk dump.Dairy farmerDeborah Stark, of...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Jan. 14, 2010
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Generous buyers help make Pa. Farm Show Sale of Champions successful
Youth champions top last year’s sale at the 2010 Pa. Farm Show.
USDA scientists, cooperators sequence soy genome
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are part of a team that has sequenced the majority of the soybean genome, providing an...
All Organic Matters conference begins Feb. 4
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Farmers and food producers looking for ways to diversify their production, as well as organic producers who want to strengthen...
Can we bridge the great farm philosophy divide?
Now is the time for agriculture to communicate its advantages, as well as re-evaluate its traditions.
Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board: More than a paper tiger
A plan to fund the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board is expected this month.
Our first good deed of 2010 on New Year’s Day
On the afternoon of the first day of January, my wife and I scrambled to get a few outdoor chores finished before the snow...
