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GOP House hardliners are again threatening farm bill
Alan Guebert details the most recent barriers to passing a new farm bill, which has already been delayed and should have been finalized in 2023.
The mark-up and whipping process
No one, on either side of the farm bill debate, can explain why Chairman Mike Conaway is offering a partisan bill loaded with short-term policy choices.
Grazing the hills for profit
“There are two things free in this world,” says dairy producer Bill Watkins of Morristown, Ohio, “sunlight and rain. Why not take advantage of them and graze your animals?”
Antero fined $3.15 million for WV violations
Antero Resources will have to pay a civil penalty of $3.15 million for violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at 32 sites in West Virginia.
May want to avoid applying Nitrogen to wheat in February
(The following is reprinted from the OSU Extension C.O.R.N. newsletter, Feb. 12 edition.) By Ed Lentz and Laura Lindsey COLUMBUS — Producers are tempted to apply nitrogen (N) in February because it is easy to drive across the field when it’s frozen, and there is no competition with other farm activities. However, research has shown
Cover crop, strip tillage show benefits for vegetable growers, too
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Using a strip tillage system in combination with cover crops benefits vegetable farmers as well as the land, according to long-term research by Dan Brainard, a Michigan State University horticulture researcher. Brainard’s research shows that strip tillage in combination with cover crops has big benefits over traditional tillage, including improved soil
This is not your father’s farm bill
Purdue’s Otto Doering: “We have a tendency in the U.S. to socialize losses and privatize gains.” Don’t expect to see much of that in the next farm bill.
MU FAPRI updates agricultural baseline ahead of Farm Bill debates
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Tight crop supplies and record farm prices dominate a midyear baseline update from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri.
Get your garden ready for spring planting
Whether you are breaking ground for a new garden or getting an existing bed in shape for spring, a little preparation goes a long way.
Killing nuisance wildlife
Last year Wildlife Services killed 2,307,122 problem animals. It dispersed another 34,465,659. By species, here’s a partial list of animals killed for 2017.
