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A flock of tundra swans is an impressive sight
Last week as I traveled across the southern tier of New York, V-shaped skeins of Canada geese crossed the sky from north to south. It was a vintage November day — cold, gray and damp. At a rest stop near Jamestown, another flock caught my eye. But these birds were bigger and pure white. Tundra
Field day highlights custom grazing
CASSADAGA, N.Y. – Doug and Colleen Aldrich of Cassadaga, N.Y., recently hosted a grazing field day at their farm.
Hydraulically fractured wells lead U.S. drilling
More wells are drilled with hydraulic fracturing in the U.S. than any other technology, with many of those located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Ground roof falls, leaving Musser family wondering if they’ll lose farm
The Musser family is losing ground on their farm after subsidence struck earlier this summer. Since then, acreage has dwindled and it has meant changes in the dairy operation to keep it going.
Farm and Dairy writers garner national awards
SALEM, Ohio — Farm and Dairy editor Susan Crowell and reporter Andrea Zippay earned three awards in the National Newspaper Association‘s 2008 Better Newspaper Contest.
Welcome to the fight; get in line
Alan Guebert chastizes the way “Big Ag” has handled climate change.
Farmers earn 11.9 cents out of each Thanksgiving food dollar
For every dollar Americans spend on their Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn approximately 11.9 cents.
Ohioans face growing risk of Lyme disease
The tick, a vector for Lyme Disease, was thought to be rarely found in Ohio and so the threat of Lyme Disease to Ohio residents was very low. However, surveys over the past couple of years are finding populations of the blacklegged tick present throughout Ohio.
Give the present your full attention
To honor the passing of Sue Hubbell, Judith Sutherland reminds us “one need not enjoy rustic living to enjoy the wonders of nature.”
The ag credit crunch: Loans still available, but low interest rates not
SALEM, Ohio — Farmers probably will not have trouble securing operating loans and farm capital after the most recent financial crisis, but when they do, they’ll be paying more for them. That’s according to Larry Davis, vice president of the KeyBank Food and Agribusiness Team, a $100-million lender in the Great Lakes region. “The availability
