Yearly Archives: 2017
Smoking beef, beyond brisket
Many of us have enjoyed smoked brisket, but what about alternative beef cuts? Consider trying chuck rolls, beef knuckles, bone-in short ribs and more!
USDA seeks comments on organic checkoff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public comments on a proposal to create an organic checkoff program.
Ohio can help endangered rusty patched bumble bee
The rusty patched bumble bee is a known pollinator of berries, tomatoes and legumes. Today, it is present in only 13 states, including Ohio.
Reality: Dairymen are hurting
Dairy farmers are operating in a very different market than their parents or grandparents did.
Farmers, channel your inner Rooster
It's the Chinese Year of the Rooster, and one of the rooster's 'virtues' is management. Farmers should take note, says Editor Susan Crowell: This year has to be the year you focus on your management game.
Trump taps Sonny Perdue as ag secretary
President-elect Donald Trump is likely to nominate former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as his secretary of agriculture.
Vollborn family builds a respectable cattle herd
The Vollborn family has dedicated their lives to developing a successful commercial beef cattle operation in Gallia County, Ohio. They are being honored as Ohio Cattlemen’s Commercial Producer of the Year Jan. 21.
Revisiting an old Hazard a Guess Mystery
Hello from Hazard!
After our deadline last week, Kenny Simballa, of Lisbon, Ohio, stopped by the office to also identify Item No. 1070, which stumped...
Kuhar & Slepski took us from Pa. to Canada
Debbie Kuhar and Lisa Slepski, of Clinton, Pennsylvania, sported the Farm and Dairy while they biked and hiked along New Brunswick and Prince Edward...
Pa. Farm Show Junior Livestock Sale sets new record
Records shattered when 420 animals grossed $369,360 at the junior livestock sale Jan. 10, at the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show.
