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Keeping animals out of the house isn’t easy
When you live in the midst of woods and old fields, critters often stop by unexpectedly.
No clear-cut answer: Forestry groups say checkoff battle is not over
ZANESVILLE, Ohio — The Ohio Forestry Association has yet to take an official stance against the proposed Hardwood Lumber and Hardwood Plywood Promotion, Research and Information Order. But it may be coming soon. At its annual meeting earlier this year, many OFA members were surprised to learn a hardwood checkoff proposal was still being considered
Passenger pigeons are gone, for better and for worse
Passenger pigeons are an example why we should never underestimate extinction.
Biodiesel producers say reduced RFS is hurting business
Survey finds nearly six in ten biodiesel producers have idled production
The gift that keeps on giving
If you’re an ag-dependent advertising agency, a commodity organization hired hand or an ag journalist who can’t do math, commodity checkoffs are a gift that just keeps on giving. The most recent checkoff gift comes courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General. The OIG released a 29-page report Jan. 31 on
Weather market: Hold onto your hat (and call your grain buyer ASAP)
Two weeks from now we may know more about this grain market, but it may be too late. Catch this market while there is fear in it.
SNAP should be embraced by ag
Two of the greatest ironies of living in the richest, strongest nation in the history of the world are how many poor people remain in 21st century America and how vulnerable — as the Boston bombings showed again — we are to evildoers. The two are not linked. Evil is evil and it has no
It’s all talk: No trust in antitrust
A recent New York Times headline whetted the proverbial whistle: “Justice Dept.’s Fight Against Modelo Brings in Familiar Face.”Modelo, the name of a lovely Mexican beer, drew me into a brief story that related how the company’s outside counsel, Christine Varney, is “squarely at odds” with the U.S. Department of Justice in its lawsuit to
Number of farmers markets is up, says U.S. Ag Department
More than 7,800 markets reported. Good for a 9.6 percent increase.
The price of freedom is high
By JUDY KOCAB Contributing Writer Every day, we hear so many numbers that we becorne numb to their significance except when the price of gas is reaching $4 a gallon. Hundreds of this, thousands of that, millions of people, cars or dollars. What does the number trillions mean, even when we think of the national
