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Animal ID at a glance (list)
Animal ID at a glance: (Click here to see main story) Beef cattle under 18 months of age, unless they are moved interstate for shows, exhibits, rodeos or recreational events, are exempt from the official identification requirement in this rule. The specific traceability requirements for this group will be addressed in a separate rulemaking process.
Expert says small changes can prompt weight loss
ITHACA, N.Y. – Making small, easy changes to our eating habits on a consistent basis — more than 25 days a month — can lead to sustainable weight loss, according to research by Brian Wansink, professor in Cornell’s Food and Brand Lab. The challenge is to figure out which changes work for specific individuals and
LETTER: Use common sense to make a decision about shale drilling
Editor: I am a local farmer. I’m a simple man and, like most farmers, I have a lot of common sense. Simplicity and common sense go hand in hand. In order for my farm to operate, I must make many logical decisions. If logic is not applied to my decision-making process, I suffer the consequences.
Ugly reality hits the grain markets
The ugly reality in the Buckeye State: Ohio farmers will have a small crop, but the rest of the nation will not.
Ohio EPA settles with manure applicator; urges farmers to know regulations
CELINA, Ohio — Eight Star Farms has agreed to pay Ohio EPA a $1,000 penalty for discharge of manure that killed more than 6,000 fish when the manure flowed off a Licking County farm field into a tributary of Lake Fork. The farm, of Celina, also must pay more than $1,760 to the Ohio Department
Ohio wheat crop magic can happen again next year if weather cooperates
COLUMBUS — High-yielding varieties coupled with ideal growing conditions can turn an average crop into a record season. With this year’s Ohio wheat crop on its way to falling into that category, growers are wondering if the magic can happen again next year. Jim Beuerlein, an Ohio State University Extension agronomist, says yes, as long
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 22, 2009
WEST SALEM, Ohio — The Northwestern FFA chapter’s second most successful fundraiser during the year is whole hog sausage sales. The money raised is used for a multitude of items such as member awards, Career Development Event entry fees, Leadership Conferences and State and National FFA Convention trips. Members will be making the fresh sausage
Keep your farm above water in 2009: Think change
While the automakers were pushing for their bailout package on Capitol Hill this week, General Motors bought a full-page ad and admitted to consumers that it made mistakes (although it was buried in the trade publication Automotive News, which is read more by industry execs and lobbyists than Joe Consumer. Go figure.). “At times we
Under pressure: Ag input costs continue to climb
While average crop farm incomes are at record highs, so too are total debt/equity levels.
Is that a Superfund site or a farm?
White HAZMAT suits. That’s what I think of when I hear the words “Superfund site.” White suits with self-contained breathing apparatus, gloves, boots.
