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FSA Andy: Microloans
Hello Again! The Farm Service Agency is now offering a new microloan program designed to assist small family farms, beginning farmers, and socially disadvantaged farmers with operating credit. The microloan program was developed to better serve the unique financial operating needs of beginning, niche and the smallest of family farm operations. The microloan offers a
Graziers do a little fact finding on what it takes to open processing plant
Can meat producers take the next step into processing? It’s not easy.
AFBF and other plaintiffs file for judgment in Chesapeake Bay case
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency’s Total Maximum Daily Load regulation (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally reserved for state governments, according to the opening brief for summary judgment, filed Jan. 27 by the American Farm Bureau Federation in the case, “AFBF vs. EPA.”
Some aging Ohio oil fields hold promise of reserves
COLUMBUS — While much attention is being placed on the development of Ohio’s shale oil and gas reserves, a new technical report released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Geological Survey suggests that existing oil fields beneath eastern Ohio could potentially produce hundreds of millions of additional barrels of oil. According to
State investigation leads to the arrest of a Carroll County ginseng dealer
Charges lead to license revocation, $6,000 in fines, probation and forfeiture of ginseng.
FSA youth loan program gives teens a helping hand
Hello again, The Farm Service Agency has a loan program to help rural youth establish and operate income producing agriculture projects. The youth loan program is connected to their participation in 4-H or FFA, and the project must be planned and operated with the assistance of their adviser and parents. The project must produce sufficient
FSA Andy for Oct. 29, 2009
Hello again, friends! Halloween at my house usually brings a pleasant diversion from harvest, or lack of harvest as the case may be. The kids always start planning their Halloween alter-egos several weeks in advance. Of course, there is some parental guidance. “No, you can not be a belly dancer” and “No, you can not
Be on the lookout for soybean aphids
WOOSTER, Ohio — High soybean aphid populations are predicted for this growing season in Ohio, continuing the trend of low populations one year and high populations the next, according to Ohio State University Extension entomologists. Prediction basis The prediction is based on information collected last fall in neighboring states. “The main criteria we are basing
Energy costs, particularly gas prices, a ‘serious hardship’ for Ohioans
Rural Ohio and ‘exurbia’ hit hardest by ‘energy tax.’
Berry Beautiful
Though blue is one of the most popular colors and is said to cause the body to produce calming chemicals, it is considered one of the least appetizing. Green, brown, and red are the most popular food colors. Blue food is rare in nature. Food researchers say that when early humans searched for food, they
