Monthly Archives: October 2011
Farm and Dairy photo gallery gives hunters opportunity to brag
It's that time of year again: Hunting season! We know our readers have triumphs to share and the photos to prove it. We want to see them!
National Institutes of Health finds saw palmetto has same effects as placebo
WASHINGTON -- Saw palmetto, a widely used herbal dietary supplement, does not reduce urinary problems associated with prostate enlargement any better than a placebo, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Forever Safe Farm: A place where every animal has a story to tell...
Forever Safe Farm strives not to be a place where animals can be dropped off but a place where the public can learn about animals.
Hog production on the rise from 2010
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Hog production in Ohio, Pennsylvania and the entire United States appears to be climbing.
Swine insurance program available for Pennsylvania producers
HARRISBURG, Pa. --A new risk management tool is available for Pennsylvania swine producers who want to protect their gross margin on swine sold for slaughter.
Bringing in the cows — best job ever
Each day we wander the Vermont woods for an hour or two. I love the leave-taking, the sound of the goats' bells. Herding is...
Vacation With Us… Ohio High School rodeo
Farm and Dairy went along for the ride when the Ohio High School rodeo team recently attended the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyo.
Still harvesting his way across the Great Plains (in 800-acre fields)
Since early July, Austen Shoemaker, a 2011 West Branch High School graduate, has been part of a Great Plains wheat combine crew, Schiltz Harvesting, out of Selden, Kan.
Angus board approves long-range plan
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- With an eye toward the future, the American Angus Association Board of Directors approved a 5-to-10-year plan outlining strategies aimed at benefiting all users of Angus genetics, from members to commercial cattlemen to consumers.
Follow the road to the red cow on the left
I was in my house on a quiet Friday night when a dead-ringer for Larry the Cable Guy of stand-up comedy fame came roaring...
