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Disaster assistance announced for Ohio farmers hit by weather
WASHINGTON — Farmers across most of Ohio will be able to get help to cover losses from severe weather-related crop damages this year, if they meet eligibility requirements. Two disasters The USDA has designated 79 counties in Ohio, plus bordering counties in Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and West Virginia, as natural disaster areas. This disaster
Gulf oil spill may be bad news for farmers and harm U.S. grain exports
AMES, Iowa — With the latest failed efforts to stop the flow of oil from an uncapped well into the Gulf of Mexico, projections are that the spill may not be contained until late summer, or later. Grain prices That could affect grain prices for the United States and overseas markets, according to Iowa State
There are more ethanol costs than meets the eye
Editor: When it comes to ethanol stories and letters, it seems amazing that we never get to see, read, or hear about the hard problems with this issue. Steve Templin (Letters, Dec. 17, 2009) was correct in talking about the increase in ethanol use would benefit farmers and the industry, and help reduce our dependence
They don’t make ’em like they used to
“The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and scorching sun.” –Napoleon Hill By JUDITH SUTHERLAND Farm and Dairy Columnist
Think About It: The Holy Word of God
It was about a year ago that God laid it upon my heart to give each member of my family one of my Bibles that I used over the years of my ministry. Some of the Bibles were pretty well worn, however, the Holy Word of God in them never changed.
Judy Ligo: ‘I had to prove I knew what I was doing’
The second in our Women in Agriculture series: It is much easier for women to be involved in agriculture than it was 30 years ago when Judy Ligo was starting out. “You had to work your way in and prove you knew what you were doing.”
Electricity becomes a farm convenience
One hundred years ago, very few farms had electricity of any kind and an article in the December 1917 issue of Gas Review magazine told of its benefits.
Cotton ruling goes beyond the South
Columnist Alan Guebert says Brazil “kicked major U.S. farm trade butt” when it declared some American cotton subsidies as illegal.
Cutting wheat silage
Wheat can be both a cover crop or a fall pasture, which provides a provisional forage when hay or silage is running out in the summer.
A smorgasbord for the birds
Tami Gingrich offers insights to feeding birds in the winter and choosing cost-efficient suet and seed varieties preferred by birds.
