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Local food initiatives can help to reconnect consumers to the land
Recently, at the farmers market, a woman rushed over to me excitedly, seeking out the vendor with the fresh eggs that her friend had told her about. “She told me the yolks were deep yellow, and the eggs were the best she had ever tasted! How does he grow them?” she went on to ask.
Varied paths: Growing up, moving on
Another benchmark in life gives columnist Judith Sutherland food for thought.
Locust invasion threatens agriculture
KAEDI, Mauritania – As swarm after swarm of desert locusts – some of them up 40 kilometers long and containing billions of insects – arrive in the agricultural south of this West African country, farmers, herders and government alike say that without outside help the region’s population is facing catastrophe.
Cattle carcass data can contain surprises
“It made me mad!” That’s what a Montana rancher told me when talking about the first carcass data he ever got back. “I got tired of trying to sell them. I wasn’t willing to accept generic price when I thought I had something better,” he said. “I soon learned.” Those first calves graded 20 percent
Remembering yesteryear farm tools
Antique columnist Roy Booth explains some of the more curious tools used in days gone by.
Farmer can supply raw milk
SALEM, Ohio – Ohio’s raw milk drinkers are raising their glasses in victory after the
Carroll County couple builds farm, family
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The story of one family’s cattle farm started when two college sweethearts met through their love of agriculture. Todd and Kim Davis first met at the American Royal, a national livestock show held in Kansas City, Kan., while both were in high school and then they reconnected while attending The Ohio State
Funding open for veterans to attend regenerative ag school
Military veterans will receive tuition support to attend a three-day, regenerative agriculture school at the Ziehm family’s High Meadows of Hoosick farm.
Dick O’Keefe Memorial Scholarship available for 2020-21
Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting applications for the annual Dick O’Keefe Memorial Scholarship.
Guggisberg Cheese wins championship
Guggisberg Cheese, Charm, Ohio, won the 2018 statewide grand champion Swiss cheesemaker title.
