Monthly Archives: June 2013

MERCER, Pa. — Penn Soil Resource Conservation and Development Council is accepting paid registrations for its three-day cheese-making course July 25-27. Due to the hands-on...

John and Barbara Biery, of North Benton, Ohio visited Grindelwald, Switzerland in the Eiger Mountains April 20. There was a cow show scheduled for the afternoon but was postponed because a foot of snow fell overnight and it was to dangerous for the cows to walk down into town. The cowbells behind us are the awards and are actually worn by the lead cows when the herds are moved to pasture.

Dan and Dawn Testa, of Brimfield, Ohio, spent a relaxing, romantic vacation in Siesta Key, Fla. The trip was the first the couple has taken alone in 13 years. Farm and Dairy was lucky to make the trip!

Some Detroit grocery stores will be double food stamps when they're used to purchase fresh produce.

Poison hemlock is a weed that livestock owners cannot afford to ignore because all parts of this plant including leaves, stems and roots are poisonous when ingested.

The bat population at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center has dwindled because of white-nose syndrome. The population can now be counted on one hand. The impact a declining bat population has on agriculture may surprise you.

See the cut you want, and have it shipped to your door. Same thing with prepared meals.

This week we featured two very important national stories, two local profiles and an overview of Ohio's Utica shale pipeline development.

Farm groups wanted the U.S. House to vote on farm bill, but most not pleased with outcome.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Farmers in northwest Pennsylvania have a new choice for their agronomy needs. Western Reserve Cooperative established a new location in New...