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Quality standardbred industry showcased at Pa. horse sale
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding recently said a standardbred horse sale held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center showcased the growth and quality of the state’s equine industry, with Pennsylvania-sired or -owned horses earning top bids in the yearling and mixed sales. Impressive The annual sale, held Nov. 8-13,
Series of classes guides budding farmers
MERCER, Pa. — Whether your vision includes making goat cheese, selling cut flowers, or growing rare tomato varieties, the Exploring the Small Farm Dream course will give you the tools to start making that dream come true. Participants will discuss current opportunities in small-scale agriculture, explore objectives, assess personal and financial resources, conduct preliminary market
Eastern Ohio Grazing Council pasture walk on Oct. 24
The Eastern Ohio Grazing Council will host a Grazing Workshop on Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at Schmuki Dairy Farm, 8187 Stone Ave. SW, Navarre, Ohio.
EQIP funds available to Ohio farmers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering more than $13 million in financial assistance for fiscal 2013 to help Ohio producers implement conservation practices through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The deadline for the next sign-up period in Ohio is Jan. 18, 2013. A second sign-up deadline
NRCS announces new conservation projects to protect natural resources
Ohio conservation projects funded to protect the Mississippi River Basin.
Deadline extended to May 30 for Conservation Security Program
COLUMBUS — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently extended the deadline to apply for the Conservation Security Program to May 30. Farmers in Ohio’s Sandusky Watershed, encompassing 12 counties in northern Ohio, are encouraged to take advantage of this extension. These counties include: Crawford, Erie, Hancock, Hardin, Huron, Marion, Ottawa, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca,
Fertilizer prices are going up, so how can farmers keep costs down?
Prices will be rising for various crop nutrients in the coming year, partly from higher production costs, partly from supply shortages and partly because of greater global demand due to more crops being produced in the wake of higher commodity prices.
You better know your production costs for 2009
By MIKE DUFFY Estimating costs of crop production for 2009 will be extremely difficult. Some farmers have received forwarding pricing, some set a quantity only and still others will use the spot market. The price consequences of these decisions are substantial. Foreign competition for material, the current U.S. financial crises, the energy price situation and
Myth busted: Canned peaches as nutritious as fresh
Canned peaches are nutritionally equivalent to their fresh counterparts, and that some nutrients increase thanks to the canning process.
Why vegetarian food?
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about the growing trend toward vegetarian diet.
