Tag: dairy

Did you know that for about 80 years, the United States Navy was in the dairy farm business, and for several decades even operated a hog farm?

Steve Moff, of Columbiana, Ohio, and Patty McMurray, of Washington County, Pa, received the Obie Snider Award Sept. 15 at the 56th All-American Dairy Show.

More A2 milk is making its way to the stores, along with claims that it’s easier to digest regular milk. What's the difference? Is it too good to be true?

There's a little bit of something for everyone at the Canfield Fair, from animals to antique machinery to apple cider.

Shaena Mallett, director, said they wanted to strike a balance. “… That’s something I wanted to be honest about with Farmsteaders — farming is beautiful and hard,” she said. “I wanted to share the perspective that hard isn’t bad, and in fact some of the most worthwhile endeavors we could possibly take on may also be the most difficult.” Agriculture seems to be the topic du jour these days — for politicians, entertainers and, well, everyone. That’s why Mallett’s storytelling struck me. It’s poignant without being pretentious.

15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness is an Ohio State University Extension publication that has undergone revisions and is now available.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hails the 2018 Farm Bill and renewed dairy margin coverage program, calling it a "good time" to be in dairy, despite Pennsylvania dairy farmers' concerns that production costs far outweigh their portion of the profits.

Vale Wood Farms is offering the a short course to teach farmers how to process and market their own farm products, just as their family has done since 1933.

Even though the nutritional properties of milk and dairy products has been realized for centuries, specific attributes are still being discovered.

The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board wants a state law changed to require milk dealers to give longer notice to dairies when ending contracts.