Yearly Archives: 2010
Producing food in Ashtabula or Trumbull county? Survey looking for you
JEFFERSON, Ohio -- In an effort to connect consumers with local agricultural producers, the OSU Extension offices in Ashtabula and Trumbull counties are conducting...
Rethink rotations before switching to organic grains
In Purdue research, a corn-soybeans-wheat/alfalfa-alfalfa rotation provided the highest first-crop profitability in transitioning to organic grain production.
Agencies commit $50 million to create climate change models, study impacts
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. departments of agriculture and energy and the National Science Foundation have created a joint research program that designates nearly $50...
Vacation with us … Ferguson
Mike and Guyla Ferguson of Tippecanoe, Ohio, brought Farm and Dairy to the Dole Pineapple Plantation during their honeymoon in Hawaii. Aloha fun in...
Confirmation Sunday: Starting down the path to heaven in front of a forsythia bush
We may have thought Confirmation Sunday as parole day from catechism purgatory but (as our gray-haired elders predicted back then) it would become the first step on a journey of deeper understanding and deeper commitment.
Morrow County farm installs one of Ohio’s first automated calf feeders
Harpercrest Dairy owner Stan Harper and his dairy partner, Dave Ertl, installed one of Ohio's first automated calf feeders.
SWCDs: It’s all about local priorities
Probably one of the most insightful things I've ever heard is a quote by the French writer and philosopher Voltaire: "When it is a...
Good news and bad news for monarch butterflies
If you're a fan of monarch butterflies, I've got good news and bad news. First the good news.Last year the folks at Project Monarch...
Understanding and patience is key to managing multi-generation farm
After reading the Dairy Excel column in the March 25 issue about hiring teen workers and knowing the law, I began thinking, not only...
Grazing in spring’s new grass can lead to livestock disease
The ground has firmed tremendously in our area the last two weeks and warm temperatures have launched grass growth again in most fields so...
