USDA issues final COOL rule
WASHINGTON — The USDA is releasing details of the final regulation for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program required by the 2002...
Alaron Corp. receives award for conservation efforts
Alaron Conservancy has received the Conservation Business of the Year award from the Lawrence County Conservation District.
Modified plants may yield more biofuel
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Plants, genetically modified to ease the breaking down of their woody material, could be the key to a cheaper and...
Hog producers may see modest profits
URBANA, Ill. -- Hog producers may see modest profits in 2009, depending upon costs of production and other factors, said a Purdue University Extension...
Nine people to watch in 2009: Vogel, Obama, Vilsack, Pacelle, Crossen, Smith, Galbraith, Clatterbuck,...
If you don't recognize these people by now, you will by the end of the year. Here are Farm and Dairy's picks for Nine...
Repeat after me: Only use antibiotics when they are absolutely necessary
Antibiotic use in livestock cannot make up for poor management.
Human hair serves as fertilizer
Agricultural crop production relies on composted waste materials and byproducts, such as animal manure, municipal solid waste composts, and sewage sludge, as a necessary nutrient source.
Appeals Court upholds decisions in MWCD maintenance assessment cases
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Judges of the 5th District Court of Appeals have agreed with the decisions of a lower court that permit assessments of property owners by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District to fund a plan of maintenance and rehabilitation in the system of reservoirs and dams in the Muskingum River Watershed.
The most popular stories on www.farmanddairy.com in 2008:
Here are the news stories you clicked again and again on our Web site in 2008, with starting with the "most clicked" at the...
Farm and Dairy’s 2008 top stories in review
Weather woesWeather is always a hot topic in the farmhouse. In March, an ice storm hit northeastern Ohio and western Pa., followed by 23...
