Yes, there’s a reason for dairy farmers to party
2018 was a rough year for dairy farmers. That's why a group of them in northwestern Pennsylvania decided to end the year on a higher note and party.
What was your best gift ever?
We recently crowdsourced with our readers to hear about their memorable gifts, which got Editor Susan Crowell pondering: What was my best gift ever?
My kitchen table
Farm and Dairy reader Lynne Almasy shares all the reasons she's grateful for her kitchen table as she prepares to serve another Thanksgiving feast there.
Well, farmers, we’re not in Kansas anymore
Just when you think farm life is going smoothly, those Flying Monkeys will come out of nowhere. Editor Susan Crowell shares farm insight from The Wizard of Oz.
Organic farming with gene editing? Yes
Learn more about the differences between genetic engineering, CRISPR and mutation breeding.
Farm safety: Protecting our oldest and youngest
Every day, a routine farm task — one someone has possibly done “a thousand times” — turns into a farm accident because we just don’t think the unthinkable will ever happen to us.
The media are not the enemy
The unrelenting search for truth by members of a free press is one of the hallmarks of this nation.
Does Roundup cause cancer?
The news that a California jury agreed Aug. 10 with a claim that Monsanto’s Roundup product contributed to one man’s cancer was a verdict heard around the world.
Farmers want trade partners, not handouts
If the trade conflict is not resolved soon, there will be lasting damage to trade relationships that will harm U.S. agriculture for the long term, says a Colorado State University ag economist.
Milk and meat in fake food fights
When is meat meat and when is milk milk? Is almond milk real milk? Is lab-grown meat, or plant-based meat, real meat? And who gets to decide? Editor Susan Crowell brings you up to speed.
