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Grain markets drop on planting progress
The grain market response to the planting progress has been a little ugly.
Dairy producers weighing shift in new farm bill
The Margin Protection Program is designed to help farmers deal with both catastrophic conditions, such as weather extremes, and prolonged periods of low margins.
Driving lessons
“If I’m gonna hit a traffic jam, well it better be a tractor man … ” — Rodney Atkins I would like to apologize to all the capable Pittsburgh drivers because I am not one of you. I am a menace when I enter the city limits. There really should be a “rural driver” sign
Ghosts of Gettysburg
Every year we take a vacation, my best friend and I and our collective four kids. In more than a decade of annual road trips we have always preferred museums and meaningful historical sites to amusement parks. Dragging the children through Thomas Edison’s birthplace, the faded ruins of Midwestern castles, or Henry Ford’s collective of
OSU to offer two-hour webinars to discuss 2013 farm tax issues
Hello Northeast Ohio! I cannot believe that January has come to a close already. 2013 has already been an interesting year due to the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 in early January. This fiscal cliff legislation includes a nine-month partial farm bill extension. Congress will now have until Oct. 1 to
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 18, 2012:
WELLINGTON, Ohio — The Wellington FFA, Firelands FFA and the JVS FFA participated in the annual county Food For America at the fairgrounds Oct. 9. The educational event is coordinated for fourth graders, and includes 20 stations the students visit, led by FFA member as a guide. Stations included animals brought by the members, as
Don’t let couponing lead to waste
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Extreme couponing is becoming the hot trend for people looking to cut their food costs, but it can lead to increased waste, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, who offers some tips to save money in the long run.
Life Out Loud: A road trip down memory lane
Nothing could dampen our enthusiasm as we kicked off the 11th annual “Cousins and Kids” Summer Road Trip. This annual pilgrimage began many years ago when my cousin and I decided to take ourselves and our respective kids on a little getaway vacation.
Jaloda Farms built on black and whites, and determination
WELLINGTON, Ohio — Lorain County dairy farmer Jim Sheffield may not have the biggest herd around, or all of the newest equipment. But his registered Holstein milk cows — which today number 130 head — have done the 72-year-old well over the years. Sheffield and his wife, Lora, and their family manage Jaloda Farms, which
Going local doesn’t solve environmental, health issues
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — To David Cleveland, a professor of environmental studies at UC Santa Barbara, it seemed as though Santa Barbara County would be a great example of what many are advocating as a solution to the problems of a conventional agrifood network — a local food system.
