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Two more solar projects get green light in Ohio
The Ohio Power Siting Board approved applications for two more solar projects during its July 15 meeting. Within the last month, the board has approved 877 megawatts of solar energy to be constructed in the state.
Egg prices good for consumers, bad for farmers
Since the winter of 2016, egg prices have plummeted. While that’s good for shoppers, it has been tough for egg producers. One OSU Extension expert says some Ohio egg producers are ‘just hanging on.’
Greek yogurt and kids don’t mix
This has nothing to do with cooking. There is no bonus recipe this week, just a peek into my family Christmas, and how my brother would have given anything had someone been recording this moment in time…here goes.
A winter of grain market discontent
The grain market axiom is that the cure for low prices is low prices. The problem with cheap corn this year is that we have been surprised how cheap it could get — 3.50 corn futures were supposed to be a thing of the past.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich seeks Ohio Farm Bureau support on tax reform
Speaking to the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting Nov. 29, Ohio Gov. John Kasich asked the farm group’s support of his tax reform measures, saying the severance tax was so low it was “ridiculous.”
Cats can impact more than the farm
Cats of every color and every possible temperament have long been a part of just about any farm I have ever set foot on, and most can agree that they are good to have around if they are capable hunters.
University of Kentucky to host wheat update
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Specialists with the University of Kentucky Wheat Science Group will present timely information related to the 2012 wheat production year during their winter meeting Jan. 10 at the James E. Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville.
Diagnosing rattle fatigue on the farm
Do you know what rattle fatigue is? There are no Census Bureau statistics available regarding this, but I’d be willing to bet that nearly 90 percent of all farmers have experienced it at one time.
Soybean leader Steve St. Martin to retire
The last three decades of Ohio soybean production have been good ones, marked by improved Phytophthora cultivars, a new market for tofu soybeans and one of the most popular soybean varieties ever grown in Ohio. Much of that success has been at the hands of Steve St. Martin, a soybean breeder at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. But on Jan. 1, St. Martin, who has headed the soybean breeding program at the center since 1991, will retire and pass the torch to a new faculty member.
Asian longhorned tick confirmed in Gallia County
Ohio Department of Agriculture announced July 31 that the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has confirmed that an exotic tick, known as the Asian longhorned tick, has been found in Gallia County.
