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Dairy co-op launches loan program to fund renewable energy upgrades
Organic Valley is partnering with Clean Energy Credit Union to launch the Powering the Good Loan Fund. The program will provide the favorable loan terms for farmers seeking to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels with renewable energy systems and efficiency upgrades.
Punk chipmunk is branded for life
Mother Nature has pulled some not-so-nice tricks this spring and the one she came up with this past week convinced me that indeed the whole world, including some of its furry creatures, had gone mad.
Our greatest risk is our own panic
In this week’s commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on risk and the fact that we are a nation that jumps to conclusions and is prone to panic. Not everyone, she says, needs to rush out and buy gas masks and take antibiotics without evidence of a threat.
Western Pa., Ohio farmers send hay, ag supplies to help farmers hit by Hurricane Helene
Groups from Pennsylvania’s Armstrong, Clarion, Warren, Jefferson, Mercer, Erie and Venango counties made trips south in the past week taking hay and other ag supplies to rural areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
40 renewable energy projects in tri-state area get $473,320 in USDA funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $464 million investment in renewable energy infrastructure last week. Projects like on-farm solar arrays and other energy efficiency upgrades were funded in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
America’s Heartland series slated to begin seventh season in September
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — America’s Heartland, the award-winning national television series celebrating American agriculture, begins its seventh season on public television and the RFD-TV cable and satellite channel starting the week of Sept. 5.
Consider forage quality, location when weighing winter feeding options
While some managers in our area have been able to stockpile grass in a few paddocks, more stored forage will be required this year. This week’s “All About Grazing” column offers management tips for winter feeding.
What we’re reading: 6/10
This week we’re reading about Royal Baby Gaga ice cream, urban orchards, smuggling maple syrup into restaurants and a Boston neighborhood grocery store that’s selling donated food and making a difference in the lives of residents.
Ohio Department of Agriculture proposes fines for Ohio Fresh Eggs
SALEM, Ohio – Last week, Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Fred Dailey proposed civil penalties of $212,000 against Ohio Fresh Eggs, the company that took over barns previously owned by Buckeye Egg Farm.
Six inducted into West Virginia’sAgriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame
This year’s honorees are Harold G. Burke, Maurice L. Allman, the late George D. Curtin Sr., William N. Grafton, the late Harry Lee Kesterson and Edward W. Rock.
