Harvesting hope – Kenyan farmers celebrate first banana harvest using new growing technology
NAIROBI, Kenya - African village farmers are harvesting hope along with their banana crop. Marking a two-year culmination of a partnership between Africa Harvest - a Kenyan-based agricultural nonprofit organization - and DuPont, this year's harvest in Chura, Nairobi, is the first in the community to include bananas grown via tissue culture propagation.
High tunnel help: Grow, sell your crops year-round
WOOSTER, Ohio - High tunnels - unheated, plastic-covered, relatively inexpensive structures - can grow lots of food on little land, can do it nearly 12 months out of the year even in the upper Midwest, and need fewer inputs than larger-scale, open-field farming methods.
North American borders dissolving – Three countries, one market
WASHINGTON - Focus too much on the challenging issues that faced North American agriculture over the past several years and you might not notice an important long-term development: The agricultural economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States are increasingly behaving as if they form one market.
Herrons reap conservation rewards
HANOVERTON, Ohio - For dairymen David and Glen Herron, paying attention to their Columbiana County farm's natural resources just makes sense, both common sense and good business sense.
Terry Gram bids Stark SWCD board goodbye
MASSILLON, Ohio - For the past 30 years, Terry Gram has had a front row seat to watch the changes in natural resources conservation practices.
The perfect fusion: Two worlds illuminate each other’s beauty
LONG before "the big project" got started in Clark County, classical music filled Linda Leonhard's car as she drove through the countryside.
Farmers’ financial well-being not as black and white as economists paint
WASHINGTON - The economic well-being of farm households is a recurring theme in farm policy, according to the USDA Economic Research Service.
Holiday writing
Third annual Farm and Dairy Holiday Writing Contest You like writing them and we love reading them. Send us your holiday stories and see if you have what it takes to get your tale printed in Farm and Dairy.
Ohio dairy group in new partnership
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Dairy Producers, the member-supported legislative and research organization for Ohio's dairy industry, is now in partnership with the state's dairy promotion program.
Ongoing beef dispute: Judge dismisses checkoff challenge
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A suit brought by Steve and Jeanne Charter challenging the constitutionality of the beef checkoff program was dismissed Oct.
