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Kentucky Proud program pairs recipes with local products
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and Kentucky Department of Agriculture will give consumers recipes containing local products with the Plate It Up, Kentucky Proud program.
Ethanol: An economic success story doesn’t tell whole story
Editor: The article titled, Ethanol: An economic success story, (April 7, 2011, issue of Farm and Dairy) does not seem to tell the whole story. This has been typical of many “reports,” not only about ethanol, but many other topics in which just part of the information is given. The author of the story (unidentified)
ACRE program enrollment opens April 27
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced producers can elect and enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program beginning April 27. ACRE is a provision of the 2008 farm bill. “The Average Crop Revenue Election program is an innovative alternative to the traditional farm safety,” Vilsack said. “This new option presents an opportunity
Big U.S. aid goes to big agribusiness
While American taxpayers await an accounting on the billions sent to the Gulf Coast to clean up Katrina’s devastation, USDA already knows the tab for four emergency programs hastily designed “to further reduce stress on the grain transportation system” caused by the storm.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Wayne County couple named to Farm Science Review Hall of Fame
Jim Trotter, who recently retired from the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, coordinates the field demonstrations at the annual Farm Science Review. He and his wife Norma were recognized for work since 1978.
Follow the rules when using poultry litter
Poultry manure for permitted operations needs to follow the Natural Resource Conservation Service 590 standards when being stockpiled prior to spreading.
Hazard a Guess on this metal item!
Can Farnsworth stump us again? Hazard your guess today on what this item from days gone by is.
Farming’s latest viral hit: “Ranching Awesome”
Klingenberg Farms’ parody of the hit song “Thrift Shop,” made the rounds on social media this spring. We talked with the man behind the video about why social media is becoming so important to farmers.
Former Vreba Hoff farms transfer ownership
SALEM, Ohio — The good news: Staff at Vreba Hoff Dairy farms in southern Michigan won’t lose their jobs. The bad news: Rabo AgriFinance now owns the farms as Southern Michigan Dairies LLC. The transfer of ownership was effective Nov. 12, according to the Lenawee and Hillsdale County Registers of Deeds. The move was an
Nexus Marketing can help farmers manage their risk
ANNA, Ohio — Many people say farming is a gamble. One company is trying to take some of the risk out of it. Nexus Marketing, an affiliate of the National Farmers Organization, handles all aspects of risk management strategies involving fat cattle, forward contracting and hedging. The company has experienced over 300 percent growth over
