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Ohio beef marketing program referendum fails
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced it has certified the results of the 2012 Ohio Beef Marketing Program Referendum. The referendum, seeking to increase the state checkoff on cattle from $1 to $2, did not receive enough favorable votes to pass.
Farmers markets re-enter the spotlight
During the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers markets have had a sudden influx of new customers, many seeking stability in local food systems. While they are part of our history, many believe farmers markets are also part of our future.
Mast of all kinds is a critical wildlife food
Last week a caller to my radio show asked that I explain the word “mast.” “I’ve often heard you use the term, but I’m not sure exactly what it means,” she said. It’s a great question, especially at this time of year.
Labor study shows decrease in hired workers in northeast region
HARRISBURG, Pa. — There were 36,000 hired workers in the Northeast II region farms during the week of Oct. 9-15. This is 1,000 workers less than a year ago. The Northeast II region includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Spreading manure on frozen fields takes know-how
This week I attended the Manure Application Challenges and Issues Train the Trainer session at Salt Fork Lodge in Guernsey County, sponsored by the Ohio Livestock Coalition, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Hog prices drastically lower this fall
URBANA, Ill. – Increased supplies do not seem to be the cause of weaker hog prices, which reached lows for the year during Thanksgiving week and averaged the lowest prices in November of the past 22 months, said a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
Anniversary of Ohio’s biggest earthquake
COLUMBUS – This week marks the 70th anniversary of the largest earthquake ever recorded in Ohio. In early March 1937, western Ohio experienced earthquakes that caused considerable damage in the Shelby County town of Anna, as well as surrounding communities, including Sidney and Wapakoneta.
Plenty left to experience in Ohio this summer
Ohio anglers and recreational boaters who frequent the walleye rich western basin of Lake Erie, a reef and structure rich section of the big lake, are just weeks away from what has become an annual summer plague, the onslaught of blue-green algae.
Polar vortex, 1; not-to-be-intimidated duck hunters, 0
The duck hunters awoke to limited visibility as the snow flew hard in horizontal sheets. A painful wind pushed the feel-factor far into the sup-zero, frostbite region. Our determination to complete our week-long mission blew away with the 30 knot winds.
Dairy Channel: Why are dairymen getting squeezed, and will new MILC program help?
Is the USDA’s new dairy program in the best long-term interest of dairy producers? The answer to that question remains to be seen, but the likely answer is “no.” Is the check welcome this year? Yes. Will it be in 2003? Probably, says district extension specialist Dianne Shoemaker in this week’s Dairy Channel column.
