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Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 11/22
The top stories for the week Nov. 16-Nov. 22, 2014.
Tips on managing manure in winter
Cold weather is quickly approaching and with it brings manure management concerns.
FSA conservation loan program
This loan program was initially set up as both a direct and a guaranteed loan program. For fiscal year 2014 Congress has only funded the guaranteed conservation loan program.
Mercer Co. cheesemaking course is July 25-27
MERCER, Pa. — Penn Soil Resource Conservation and Development Council is accepting paid registrations for its three-day cheese-making course July 25-27. Due to the hands-on nature of the course, registration is limited to fifteen students. The class will be held at the Trinity Church in Mercer, Pa. Sponsored by Penn Soil RC&D, and Munnell Run
Meat Export Federation: U.S., India only major beef exporters without traceability program
WASHINGTON — A study assessing the impact of traceability and animal identification programs on the international market for red meat has been released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Last holdout? Conducted by researchers at Kansas State University, Colorado State University and Montana State University, the study points out that the United States and India
Cash for manure? Workshop looks at ways to clean up watershed
MARIA STEIN, Ohio — A March 8 workshop in western Ohio aims to clean up Grand Lake St. Marys — and in doing it, give farmers a new source of income. “Turning Manure into Ca$h” features new technologies for turning livestock waste into sellable fuel, fertilizers and bioresins. Five state organizations that work in agriculture
Loans for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
Hello again! The Farm Service Agency makes loan funds available each year to help members of underserved groups buy and operate family-sized farms and ranches. FSA’s loan program for socially disadvantaged farmers targets minority groups whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of the group,
U.S. and Brazil may be inching closer to resolution in cotton dispute
WASHINGTON — The United States and the government of Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a fund for technical assistance and capacity building related to the cotton sector in Brazil. Under the memorandum of understanding, the fund may also be used for activities related to international cooperation in the cotton sector in countries in
Temple Grandin helps ranch expand humane certification
SALEM, Ohio — Temple Grandin, renowned author, livestock facilities designer and proponent of animal well-being, is lending her name to a labeling program that guarantees sustainability and humane animal treatment. Grandin unveiled the program, which she’s calling Dr. Temple Grandin Certified, Sustainable & Humane, in early February. It applies only to the Niman Ranch line
Appeals Court upholds decisions in MWCD maintenance assessment cases
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Judges of the 5th District Court of Appeals have agreed with the decisions of a lower court that permit assessments of property owners by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District to fund a plan of maintenance and rehabilitation in the system of reservoirs and dams in the Muskingum River Watershed.
