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Proposed 2012 National Pork Board budget continues consumer focus
DES MOINES, Iowa — Bolstered by market research that shows the new Pork Be inspired campaign is having a positive impact on consumer attitudes, more than 50 pork producers are meeting in Des Moines Sept. 7-8 to draft a 2012 budget for the National Pork Board that is expected to maintain a strong focus on
Ohio in position to fill key green energy gaps to create more area jobs
COLUMBUS — Ohio should look to its roots in manufacturing — and its expertise in developing new technologies — to spur the state’s job growth in the green economy, according to a new Ohio State University policy brief. “When Ohio, or any state, focuses on green jobs, they really should look at the state’s resources
Gas drilling poisoning people, pets and the planet
Editor: It makes me scared, sad and sick that local land owners are signing away their mineral rights to gas drilling companies that were “granted explicit exemption — despite dissent within the EPA — from the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act,” called the Halliburton Loophole, according to Vanity
Set for fun with Clover and Alfalfa
Farm and Dairy Columnist While all of our neighbors were busy in the hay fields, we were finding a unique new way to add timothy and alfalfa to clover. Maybe I’d better start at the beginning. Remember my present? Last Christmas, my wish list included a swing, hanging from a good, sturdy limb, and a
Loan repayment rates for commodities
COLUMBUS — USDA has began to use an improved and more stable system for determining non-recourse marketing assistance loan repayment rates and loan deficiency payment rates for wheat, feed grains, pulse crops, oilseeds, wool, mohair and honey. “The new method will moderate fluctuations of the loan repayment rate,” said David Drake, acting state executive director
Livestock producers should embrace premise ID
Why is Ohio so afraid of a premise identification program?
U.S. fertilizer prices are beginning to fall at the wholesale level
WASHINGTON — After increasing for six consecutive years, U.S. fertilizer prices are finally beginning to fall at the wholesale level, according to a report by the American Farm Bureau Federation. “Up until very recently, fertilizer prices were astronomical at both the wholesale and retail level,” said American Farm Bureau Federation senior economist Terry Francl. “Fertilizer
Sustainable ag team kicks off summer tour
COLUMBUS — Ohio State University’s Sustainable Agriculture Team kicks off its summer tour series June 19 with a look at modified relay intercropping — a good-yielding, earth-friendly system in which soybeans are planted into standing wheat. The free program runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at Unger Farm, 970 Nevada Road in Bucyrus, Ohio. Six
Who killed the trade talks at Doha?
Unlike Mark Twain’s quip upon reading his obituary, my early July “RIP Doha” column was neither premature nor exaggerated.
Things speed up in the new year
As we round out the year, I would like take a trip to the variety store to share two special retirements and information on two Ohio State University Extension courses to be offered in the new year.
