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Michigan next for livestock standards
SALEM, Ohio — Ohio legislators aren’t the only ones taking action regarding livestock care standards this summer. Michigan state Reps. Mike Simpson and Jeff Mayes introduced a package of bills June 19 to standardize livestock care requirements. The bills, H.B. 5127 and H.B. 5128, would have the following impact: * Establish that the Department of
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 11, 2009
CARROLLTON, Ohio –The New Horizons 4-H club met May 22 with 17 members in attendance. Members were reminded to pay for the new club T-shirts by the next meeting and all health and safety talks or demonstrations are due by the next meeting. Members discussed sign ups for Buehler’s hot dog stand and officer training
Ag Greeks raise record funds in support of farmers with disabilities
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State University agricultural Greek organizations raised more than $700 to help a Somerset County dairy farmer. Members of Delta Theta Sigma, Alpha Zeta and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternities, and Sigma Alpha sorority gathered the funds through a penny war campaign sponsored by AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians. Donation The donation was presented
Milkweed strikes back against caterpillars
ITHACA, N.Y. — The adage that your enemies know your weaknesses best is especially true in the case of plants and predators that have co-evolved: As the predators evolve new strategies for attack, plants counter with their own unique defenses. Milkweed is the latest example of this response, according to Cornell research suggesting that plant
Ready for the manure chronicles?
The caller identified himself as a reporter with the Canton Repository. He was doing a story on two dairy farms that are taking part in a pilot program for onfarm manure treatment, kind of like a municipal sewage treatment plant.
All I want for Christmas is …
Here it is. My Christmas list. It’s my farm editor Christmas list, not my personal wish list (stainless steel pots and pans, if you must know).
HAPPY SHOPPING!
It seems a shame to begin thinking of Christmas before Thanksgiving has come and gone, but that is just what I’ve done for more years now than I care to keep track of.
Politically contrasting opinions are OK
Reader recites quote and talks about Bush: “As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil they set out to destroy.”
Tradition Leaves Legacy and Love
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb finds a simple tradition in the form of a cookie press – but, oh, the memories it carries.
Music and My Fair Lady
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about the worlds of music.
