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5 stories farmers read this week: March 26, 2016
Our most popular posts this week include the Ashtabula County Dairy Banquet, how to use trench composting on your farm and a Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, girl who returned home after spending almost two years in the hospital after a house fire.
Bean family shows grand champion at Western Pa. Holstein Championship
Rolling-Spring Holsteins, the Bean family of Franklin, Pa., earned premier breeder and premier exhibitor honors at this year’s Western Pa. Holstein Championship Show.
Recycled containers not always safe for food
When you think about kitchen safety, choosing food safe containers may not come to mind, but it should…
Nov. 20 deadline for disaster assistance program
Hello again! As I sit and go through my notes of column topics, my focus is becoming narrower. The lack of a new farm bill, or at least an extension of the old farm bill, has limited the availability of some FSA programs. One example is the Conservation Reserve Program. While existing contracts are being
Farm Bureau asks to join poultry farmer’s lawsuit against EPA
Taking aim at the Environmental Protection Agency in support of a Farm Bureau member, the American Farm Bureau Federation recently filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit concerning EPA’s authority to regulate poultry and livestock farms under the Clean Water Act.
Gift Exchange
This is the season of exchanging of gifts. Every Christmas many friends, relatives and neighbors exchange Christmas gifts in celebration of Christmas. About October of every year we begin to talk about our gift exchange.
Four types of Ohioans
Editor: With all the current issues in Ohio today, I think back to when things were much simpler. We raised our own vegetables and knew where our food came from. After church the whole family would gather around the table for a huge dinner. Dad used to tell us to always stand for what we
Oregano in the dairy ration? Could ease greenhouse gassy cows, increase milk production
During Penn State University experiments, oregano consistently reduced methane produced by cows without demonstrating any negative effects (plus it increased milk production).
Business profile: Baker & Sons Equipment Co.
LEWISVILLE, Ohio — For more than 50 years, Baker & Sons Equipment Co., 45381 state Route 145, Lewisville, Ohio, has been working with farmers, landowners and consumers to keep them growing strong. Ever since John Baker started the business in 1958, he’s been committed to agriculture and the community. Today, he still leads the family-owned
