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USDA looks to eliminate horse soring
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed a rule to eliminate horse soring.
Watch for signs of iris borers before it’s too late
Learn to identify iris borers, the damage they cause and get rid of them before it’s too late.
ODA approves farmland easements
The Ohio Department of Agriculture approved local sponsors to purchase agricultural easements on 58 family farms representing 8,737 acres in 28 counties.
Big benefits in low-impact logging Learn more at Farm Science Review
Low-impact logging worked in Maine and it can work in Ohio, too.
Loans for beginning farmers? Check with FSA
To help the next generation of farmers get started, your local USDA Farm Service Agency office is offering loans for beginning farmers.
NRCS certifying farmland preservation easement organizations to speed process
Certification gets conservation easements on the ground faster.
Food Dialogues event is looking for the ‘faces of farming and ranching’
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance kicks off nationwide search to find top ambassadors of agriculture.
Ask FSA about the Conservation Reserve Program or CRP
Hello Again! Kitchen – check. Bedrooms – check. Garage – check. Yes, I’ve been busy spring cleaning! Have you ever wondered who works to clean our planet? America’s farmers and ranchers play an important role in keeping the earth clean through the Farm Service Agency’s Conservation Reserve Program. CRP conserves soil, improves water and air
Nitrogen fertilizer costs to go higher
Livestock producers affected, too OVERTON, Texas — Escalating unrest in the Middle East is not only going to continue to drive gasoline and diesel fuel prices up to 2008 levels, but there’s a good chance it will do the same to the costs of fertilizing pastures, according to a Texas AgriLife Research expert, Dr. Monte
Bayer agrees to discontinue use of pesticide aldicarb
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer, have reached an agreement to end use of the pesticide aldicarb in the U.S. A new risk assessment conducted by EPA based on recently submitted toxicity data indicates that aldicarb, an N-methyl carbamate insecticide, no longer meets the agency’s rigorous food safety standards
