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Advice from a specialist: Don’t panic
URBANA, Ill. — Nervous cattle producers have received a bit of advice from a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist — don’t panic. “Odds favor a recession and not a depression,” said Chris Hurt in a report distributed by University of Illinois Extension. “Understanding the magnitude of the recession is becoming easier as the impacts of
FSA Andy for Nov. 20, 2008
Hello again, friends! Hang onto your hats! Sign-up for the 2009 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program is still under construction. Forms have not been completed for the 2009 crop year and regulations have not been published. An announcement will be made and you will be notified when we are ready to proceed. Something to consider while
River otters making great comeback in Ohio
Wildlife division proposes removing otters from endangered species list.
Ohio researcher creates first soy-based bread to hit market
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today, man does not have to live by wheat bread alone – at least in central Ohio.
Healthyhearth bread, a new soy-based bread that resulted from research of Ohio State University food scientists, is believed to be the first commercially available bread with enough soy in it to carry the Food and Drug Administration’s heart-healthy label.
Mixing hog manure and sawdust into compost could be management option
A University of Illinois extension study found that mixing 50 gallons of slurry with a cubic yard of sawdust created a compost with about 50 percent moisture and no odor that was ready to apply as fertilizer in five months.
Apple Shamrock Dairy Farms: Crawford Co. dairy takes time to share agriculture’s story
TOWNVILLE, Pa. — Rob, Christine and Josh Waddell tell visitors to their farm, the barns don’t smell bad, they smell like money. That’s because the smell is like recycling, they say. The smell is the manure, which is used to fertilize the soil, which will help grow grain and hay, which will be used to
Don’t take our technology: Farmers talk to legislators
TOWNVILLE, Pa. — The brisk, single-digit temperatures of the winter morning didn’t deter farmers, legislators or the media from gathering at Apple Shamrock Farm to learn about the impact of technology on modern-day agriculture. Crawford County Farm Bureau invited state and federal lawmakers and the media from Erie to Butler to a forum to show
Grain markets bring gifts to farmers this year
Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets just before Christmas 2020.
Program focuses on grass-fed products
SALEM, Ohio — A new grass-fed beef and lamb initiative in Ohio is reaching out to both sides of the market. The program, which benefits producers and consumers, aims to increase direct marketing opportunities for grass-fed meat products, according to Leah Miller, director of Ohio’s Small Farm Institute. Marketing grass-fed meat can be difficult because, unlike
Dairy farmers make one request: competitive milk pricing system
Farmers urge lawmakers to establish fair and competitive pricing system.
