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GPS: Coming to a farm near you
PLAIN CITY, Ohio – Think Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is only for farmers with thousands of acres, farmers further west in the Corn Belt, or farmers with millions of dollars to finance their operations? Or even strictly for crop farmers? If you said yes, you’d better think again.
Dairy Excel | Plan ahead: Tax management of oil and gas income for farm families
The interest in leasing land for oil and gas production throughout eastern and southeast Ohio has been high, with expansion to northern parts of Ohio starting to occur. This expansion will change the lives of many farm families and communities for years to come, as large sums of new money make their way into the hands of families.
Outsiders raiding F.O. 33 milk pool
Cameron Thraen, dairy marketing and policy state specialist with Ohio State University Extension, writes about milk check revenue that should have been paid to Order 33 milk producers, but was siphoned off to the pockets of producers in areas that do not normally share in the Mideast Area revenue pool.
Ohio coal research project gets funding, looking for local feedback
A research project to document how eastern Ohio has been shaped by changes in the coal industry was awarded a $35,000 grant from the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State University. The project team wants to talk to people from Belmont, Coshocton and Noble counties who were impacted by the coal industry.
By the seat of his pants
NEWBURY, Ohio – Paul Taylor has found his niche. It’s in his pants. Founder and self-proclaimed “Head Monkey” of Arborwear, Taylor, 37, leads a staff of seven to imagine, research, design, test and market a fairly new line of outdoor clothing best known for its trousers.
Why should we care about pollinators?
WASHINGTON – Long-term population trends for some North American pollinators – bees, birds, bats, and other animals and insects that spread pollen so plant fertilization can occur – are “demonstrably downward,” says a new report from the National Research Council.
Quarantine lifted for animals that ate contaminated feed scraps
WASHINGTON – There is very low risk to human health from consuming meat from hogs and chickens known to have been fed animal feed supplemented with pet food scraps that contained melamine and melamine-related compounds, according to an assessment conducted by scientists from five federal agencies.
Rescuing food for Aliquippa
Brenda Jean Dudek struggles to make ends meet as a home health care specialist. Every day, she stops at the House of Prayer (HOP) Lutheran Church in Aliquippa to pick up pantry staples. The church is part of a bigger food distribution network called 412 Food Rescue, which is based in Pittsburgh.
Calls increase for Confederate flag merchandise bans at county fairs
In early June, Ohio legislators rejected a measure to ban Confederate flags at county and independent fairs. Since then, some community members in Mahoning and Medina counties have been signing online petitions to ban the flag at their local fairs, an initiative that some fair officials say has tenuous legal standing.
The brake sign is flashing
Seems we always find religion when we are standing on the brakes. All I could think — and say aloud — as we skidded, squealing tires, seat-belt constricting my heart, which seemed poised to leap out of my chest, was “oh God! Oh God! Oh God!”
