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FSA Andy: loans
Hello again! Well, the combine is in the back shed and it’s time to work on the farm finances. I know we all love to pay the bills and make our projections for the upcoming year. If you are considering purchasing some land or can advise a young farmer on their finances, the following may
Changes to state tax code strengthens future of Pennsylvania family farms
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Pennsylvania Farm Bureau praised members of the state General Assembly for approving changes to the state tax code that will help preserve the economic viability of Pennsylvania family farms. The changes, signed into law by Gov. Corbett, include a provision that exempts from inheritance taxation the passage of farm assets from
John Grimes to hold new beef position at Ohio State University Extension
COLUMBUS — A newly created position in Ohio State University Extension will address animal welfare, beef management and production and pre-harvest food safety for Ohioans. John Grimes of Hillsboro will be filling the role of OSU Extension Beef Coordinator starting this month. “This position will help promote practices recommended by the Ohio Livestock Care Standards
Former OFU Treasurer gets jail time
SALEM, Ohio — The former treasurer of the Ohio Farmer’s Union and the wife of Putnam County Sheriff Jim Beutler will be spending three years in jail. Pleading guilty Kathy Beutler, of Columbus Grove, Ohio, pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated theft, a third degree felony. The theft occurred over a four and half
Ohio Soybean Council receives award
WORTHINGTON, Ohio — The Ohio Soybean Council, in collaboration with Battelle and Univenture, was awarded its fifth R&D 100 Award for the development of a soy meal-based polymer during the 47th Annual R&D 100 Awards ceremony in Orlando. Only the top 100 innovations of the year receive this honor. Award recipients were determined by an
Enterprise Budgets are starting points
Budgeting helps guide you through your decision making process as you attempt to commit resources to the most profitable enterprises on the farm. Crops or livestock? Corn, soybeans or wheat? We can begin to answer these questions with well thought out budgets that include all revenue and costs. Without some form of budgeting and some
Gov. Rendell requests more help from federal sources for Pa. dairies
Pa. governor says more help is needed for dairy producers.
Counterproductive to include agricultural operations
Editor: I would like to comment on Al Cross’ article about USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s push to add carbon credits for agriculture to the proposed “cap and trade” system. If the Climate Bill is truly designed to improve the environment, then it would be counterproductive to include agricultural operations, particularly any livestock operations to the
Chronic wasting disease not detected in Ohio deer
COLUMBUS — For the seventh straight year, testing of Ohio’s deer herd has found no evidence of chronic wasting disease, a degenerative brain disease that affects elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer. Results According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, state and federal agriculture and wildlife officials collected 1,021 samples last
USDA increases limits for direct loans
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has put into place a new farm bill provision, increasing the limits on loans to $300,000 — up from $200,000 — for direct farm ownership and operating loans. Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan limits remained unchanged since 1984. “Our Farm Service Agency has already started making loans with today’s
