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Elder brothers feel that change is what will keep their family farm going
In an effort to make the operation profitable, the Elder brothers have turned their attention to grazing their cattle.
Missing generation leaves Kenny family with hole in heart and management
ENON VALLEY, Pa. — Last summer, when Don Kenny visited his cardiologist for a routine check of his enlarged heart, the specialist told him he’d see him in a year. That was good news for the 52-year-old western Pennsylvania farmer who was busy making changes in his dairy operation and looking forward to working with
Dairy Channel: How the West is done: Ohio dairy players hit the road for an education, Part II.
OSU Extension northeast Ohio district dairy specialist Diane Shoemaker writes about the OSU trip through Arizona to the Western Dairy Management Conference.
Pa. drought emergency dries up hope for quick recovery
Most areas need 12 to 31 inches of rain to pull Pennsylvania out of drought in the next four months.
Henry Bergfeld — The long and short of loving cattle
SUMMITVILLE, Ohio – Henry Bergfeld was never supposed to be a cattleman, never supposed to be college-educated, never supposed to be a cutting-edge leader at one of the nation’s largest cattle ranches.
Joel Salatin shares Polyface values in Holmes County
Local foods advocate and author gives keynote address at Family Farm Field Day
USDA report: Farm profitability weakens in 2015
Farmers are pinched this year. A 38.2 percent drop in U.S. net farm income would be the largest single-year decline since 1983.
Speculators and the wheat market of 1897-98
Joe Leiter’s story is another example of how speculators control the prices farmers receive for their products, a practice that continues today — just ask Marlin Clark.
Ohio specialty crop — hops — could make a return
Hops, once popular in Ohio, could once again be grown locally.
Make keeping up with advances in technology a lifelong endeavor
It’s no secret that experiences define life. I’ve had my fair share, but I find myself continually challenged by the youth I spend time with. However, they come with strings attached and one of these is their continual pursuit of new technology. Many have never known a day without touching a computer. When our sons
