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Homeowners making mountains out of moles’ hills
Mounds of fresh top soil and ridges from tunnels just under the sod mean one thing — moles. Have to offer But before you succumb to the pest industry’s annual campaign against moles and rush to the local home improvement center for traps and poison, consider what moles have to offer. The presence of moles
No-till works, but is not always applicable for storing carbon
COLUMBUS — No-till is recognized globally as an ideal means of conserving soil and water while also storing soil carbon, but the agricultural practice may not be applicable under all environmental conditions. Ohio State University soil scientists measured carbon levels in no-till fields throughout seven states and found soil texture, moisture, temperature and terrain parameters
Groups seek to fill organic beef demand
HOWARD, S.D. — CROPP Cooperative, North America’s largest farmer-owned co-op and Dakota Beef, the largest vertically integrated 100 percent organic beef producer in the United States, have partnered to expand the U.S. organic beef cattle supply in a multi-year agreement. Consumer demand for high-quality organic beef has been exceptional and this partnership will ensure supply
Wayne County man charged with killing hawks
AKRON — In October of 2007, Wildlife Officer Eric Ucker received a complaint that led to the arrest of a Wayne County man. Atlee Hershberger, 39, of Fredericksburg, was charged with and convicted on violations of catching, killing, and possessing two Cooper’s hawks. Hershberger was fined a total of $661.00 The two Cooper’s hawks died
Farm bill is first step in long process
If the writing of federal legislation is, as often described, a kabuki dance, then the farm bill passed by House Ag Committee July 19 is only the first, essential step of a complex drama that has two more months of rewrites before its scheduled Oct.
Too many cooks in farm bill kitchen
If urban sprawl consumes two acres of America’s finite farmland every minute, should Congress, through the 2007 farm bill, address farmland protection? If one out of three Americans is either overweight or obese, should the $57 billion the U.
Couple filling floral demands of niche market
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Farmers sharing insights on their successes have become hallmarks of the annual Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture conference.
Packer ban bill still alive in Washington
Debate continues on a proposed packer ban on livestock ownership.
Pa. farmers take message to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – The 2007 farm bill was at the top of the list of topics that more than 150 farmers from across Pennsylvania discussed with congressional representatives in Washington D.
Drought package funding stalled appropriations bill
U.S. farmers hit by weather-related disasters in 2001 or 2002 will get a little relief with the $3 billion farm disaster assistance package.
