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USDA/FSA Marketing Assistance Loan could tide you over
Farmers, if you’re watching the market, and find yourself a little short on cash, the USDA’s FSA Marketing Assistance Loan program could help.
Ohio’s game check procedure updated for deer and turkey hunting
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources encourages hunters to educate themselves about Ohio’s new game tagging and checking procedure for the 2013-2014 hunting seasons. These changes provide a more consistent tagging process between exempt landowners and those using a permit. The new game check process applies to spring turkey, fall turkey and white-tailed
What policy will help farms succeed?
Today, we want it all: a healthy environment, low taxes, cheap food, profitable agriculture community and a solid rural economy. But if we looked long-term, what is it that would be “worth as much to agriculture 25 years from now” as it is today?
Yes, agriculture IS Ohio’s No. 1 industry
Agriculture drives a huge chunk of the economy in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. And that’s not hyperbole, it’s fact.
FSA Andy
Hello again! Transitions are a part of life. Sometimes it is a long transition, such as if you have a child going to college. College bound kids are just starting their journey to adult hood and independence. They may be out of the house, but their stuff is still in their room, they still are
Farm safety expert urges precautions to limit skid-steer accidents
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In response to a tragic, four-state, two-week series of fatal accidents involving agricultural producers and skid-steer loaders, a farm safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is calling for operators to take precautions. The fatalities have occurred since mid-February in New York, Minnesota, Indiana and Wisconsin, according to Dennis
Blood test could diagnose Alzheimer’s
DALLAS — A set of proteins found in blood serum shows promise as a sensitive and accurate way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found as part of a statewide study. An analysis of the proteins, plus a clinical exam, proved 94 percent accurate in detecting suspected Alzheimer’s and 84
Solar projects drive $1.4 billion into Pa.’s economy
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Sustained growth and declining costs are driving Pennsylvania’s solar market to generate an ever-increasing amount of clean, renewable energy, which is saving consumers money, according to Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger. The secretary said that in 2009, the share of solar energy generation among Pennsylvania’s power pool increased by 350
$4.9 million dollar lawsuit filed against Vreba-Hoff dairy developers
A lawsuit claiming breach of contract and foreclosure on several dairy farms associated with Vreba-Hoff Dairy Development LLC has been filed.
Farmers, expect nothing; do something
When Thomas Paine wrote those famous words, he inspired Americans to continue their battle for independence from England. The late 1700s were certainly a different time than today, but the quote speaks to many of us in agriculture right now. These are the times that try men’s souls. Farming in 2009 has been enough to
