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Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 4
This week, Farm and Dairy reporter Kristy Seachrist tells us about a Christmas tree farm in Wooster, Ohio, bills introduced to amend Ohio’s CAUV tax formula, what Thanksgiving dinner will cost this year, plus stories you may have missed last week.
LETTER: Country needs farmers who milk cows, not taxpayers
The “farm bill,” as quoted by Farm and Dairy editor Susan Crowell, is 75 percent not directed to the “farm.” May I venture to say that another 20 percent of that remains is welfare for bankers, lawyers, politicians and multinational corporations. That leaves less than 10 billion dollars to benefit farmers.
Canadian cattle haven’t hurt market yet
URBANA, Ill. – The U.S. cattle market seems to have quickly integrated Canadian live cattle back into the feedlots and into the slaughter mix without major bearish implications for the market, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
Biofuels, beef and big corn acres: Feds see farm outlook in their crystal ball
URBANA, Ill. – Some of us want to know what the future holds, like tomorrow’s weather forecast. Others want to know what the future holds so they can calculate what the farm economy will be like in 10 years.
Pa. Fish and Boat Commission sues Consol Energy over Dunkard Creek pollution
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) sued Consol Energy for civil damages resulting from a 2009 pollution incident in which discharges from a Consol coal mine entered Dunkard Creek, contributing to a massive fish kill spanning nearly 30 miles of stream in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Dairy Excel: If accepting risk is your personal preference, why am I paying for it?
Some people believe that non-pasteurized milk is healthier than pasteurized milk. I myself wouldn’t care that some people willingly decided to consume raw milk if their choice wouldn’t affect others, myself included. But it does, both financially and from a public safety standpoint.
Fiesty wren rules the Jenkins roost
To think I am being held hostage by a half-ounce bird! Outside the kitchen window, the wisteria vine is headed for the roof, hulls from oil sunflower seeds are piling up, venturing to the trash can elicits a loud scolding, and even filling the bird bath is a challenge.
AFBF declares farmers want results, not partisanship
At a news conference opening AFBF’s 2002 annual meeting, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said he believes farmers and ranchers in this country don’t care who wins or loses partisan battles related to the farm bill, but are united in the fact “they want results.”
Pig research may benefit humans
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Calling someone a fat pig is a huge insult, but being a fat pig might be worse. “The goal in raising pigs is to make them as lean and efficient as possible while maintaining profitability for the farmer,” said Kolapo Ajuwon, animal scientist in
Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 7
This week, reporter Kristy Seachrist fills us in on the DuPont/Dow merger. Plus, we find out about the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium and one Columbiana County, Ohio, farmer who was awarded the Charles Boyles Ohio Master Shepherd award and the Monarch Right of Way project at Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus.
