Yearly Archives: 2025
Help identify mystery Item No. 1283
Help Farm and Dairy readers kick around ideas as we attempt to identify Item No. 1283.
Homeschooled children follow directions literally
Eirc Keller's crew tries their hand at cooking something special for Christmas as part of their homeschool curriculum.
Improving apple varieties was a major endeavor for settlers
Paul Locher explains how valuable apples were on the frontier of Ohio Country in the early 1800s, and how settlers improved varieties.
When our fingers did the walking
Kymberly Foster Seabolt considers how phone etiquette has changed with the times and the introduction of the mobile phone.
Dairy old-timers break bread with next generation
At the Old-Timers Luncheon in Florida, seasoned dairy farmers share stories, bond across generations and mentor the future of the dairy industry.
Ohio auctioneers gather for annual conference
Auctioneers from across the state convened for the Ohio Auctioneers Association annual conference Jan. 10-11.
Range Resources challenges Cecil Township’s new oil and gas ordinance
Natural gas company Range Resources filed a legal challenge on Dec. 26 against Cecil Township's new oil and gas ordinance which increased well pad setbacks.
New grain futures highs followed by a correction
Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets following recent highs punctuated by a correction.
Bird flu found in Lehigh Valley flock in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Jan. 27 confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a 50,000-bird layer chicken flock in Lehigh County.
New strain of bird flu H5N9 found on California duck farm
A rare subtype of the bird flu H5N9 has been found in the United States at a commercial duck farm in California, according to the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health.

















