Yearly Archives: 2019
The horrible waste of war
The second of three columns by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ernie Pyle, who reported on the hardships and bravery of soldiers during World War II.
A pure miracle
The first of three columns by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ernie Pyle, who reported on the hardships and bravery of soldiers during World War II.
From behind the scenes to fair ‘hall-of-famer’
Joe Slansky, Lake County fair board vice president, will be inducted into his fair's hall of fame this summer.
Media, meet the Midwest farming crisis
I hope these reporters who pulled on boots and tramped out to flooded corn and soybean fields will keep those contacts handy. Keep following this story. Because it may impact your box of cereal or the cost of your tires in the future.
Visiting the Casa Grande Ruins with Bill Henry
Bill Henry, of Hanover Township, Beaver County, visited the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, in Coolidge, Arizona, in April. The ruins preserve a group...
Short on feed? Forage for the rest of the year
Learn more about realistic forage options for acres that have either not been planted, or have had planted crops damaged by too much rain.
The mailbag (or inbox) builds Farm and Dairy family ties
As Editor Susan Crowell cleaned out files in her old office, she uncovered the many ways readers' words have touched us here at Farm and Dairy over the years.
Eating fresh, local is back in style
Judith Sutherland shares some of her experience buying and eating local.
Conservation plan is key to achieving goals
A conservation plan is a tool to help you better manage the natural resources on your land.
Don’t let a Lone Star tick bite make you allergic to your dinner
Learn more about an allergic syndrome that a producer can develop after getting bitten by a fairly new (to the Midwest) tick invader —the Lone Star tick.

















