Yearly Archives: 2016
Outgoing Farm Bureau president tells farmers to keep sharing
American Farm Bureau president bids farewell, and tells ag to keep telling its story.
Kinder Morgan VP gives update on Utopia East pipeline
Kinder Morgan VP sits down for interview with Farm and Dairy.
Landowners in CAUV lawsuit want to keep case in Ashtabula
Landowners suing the state over CAUV calculations hope to keep the court case local.
Federal government updates dietary guidelines
The revised guidelines emphasize the relationship between nutrition and health.
Borton retires as OFU executive director
Linda Borton, long-standing OFU leader, is stepping down.
Tips for ordering from seed catalogs
Winter is a perfect time to sit down with the seed catalogs you’ve ordered and figure out what you want to plant this year.
5 stories farmers read this week: Jan. 9, 2016
This week, the most read stories on FarmandDairy.com were about changes to the Veterinary Feed Directive, understanding livestock markets, the year ahead for crops and livestock and more.
Pa. Farm Show butter sculpture salutes best of state’s agriculture
This year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture pays tribute to the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show and the state’s agriculture industry.
Get ready for birthing season: A guide for small ruminants
These birthing preparations for facilities, medical, nutrition and equipment/supplies are great for first-timers and are also a useful reminder for us seasoned farmers.
Produce safety rule to change the way fresh fruit, vegetables are grown and handled
Ever since the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law in January 2011 and the act’s Produce Safety Rule was proposed two years later, fruit and vegetable growers have waited for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finalize the regulations they will be expected to follow on the farm.
