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Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy about farm storage facilty loans
Hello Again! The Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program allows producers of eligible commodities to obtain low-interest financing to build or upgrade farm storage and handling facilities. The new maximum principal amount of a loan through FSFL is $500,000. Participants are now required to provide a down payment of 15 percent, with CCC providing a
Watch the traffic, not the lights
A good friend recently reminded me of a story Jackie “Moms” Mabley liked to tell about how easily people are misled into trusting the wrong thing or person. “People always tell me ‘Moms, watch the lights’ when I’m crossing the street,” Moms would relate, “and I’d always ask, ‘Why?’ I mean, lights never killed nobody,
Learning to love the journey
Columnist Judith Sutherland reflects on life’s journeys, major bumps in the road, and going on.
Time flies when you’re trippin’
My cousin and I started our “Two Trippin’ Moms Adventures” when our children were very young. Bidding the daddies goodbye, we buckled in a 2-year-old, two 4-year-olds, and a not-quite 7-year-old and headed out to see the sights. At the onset, “trippin’” was certainly less an explanation of intent and more exclamation of wonder, a.k.a.
How to start a vegetable garden
Start planning your vegetable garden — learn how to choose a location for your garden, determine what to grow and decide when to plant your vegetables.
Farmers see 2008 CAUV rates increase
An increase in 2008 Current Agricultural Use Value rates has many Ohio farmers wondering what happened to a program that typically helps them save a substantial amount of money on property taxes.
We just thought you should know
A lot of information crosses our doorstep. Some we publish; some we pitch. Some we file for future reference, never sure what or when might make us dig into that folder.
Common threads of Big Ag and ‘New Ag’ success farming takes risk, commitment
The Progressive Farmer magazine’s February issue resembles most mid-winter issues of most U.S. farm magazines.
Sweet Harts: Nuts and chocolatey confections replace syrup as Hart family signature
BURTON, Ohio — Pecan turtles, the gooey caramel and nut confections dunked in dark or milk chocolate, are piled in the showcase. Decadent truffles drizzled with thin wisps of pink chocolate rest nearby, bordered by golden trays of peanut butter buckeyes almost as big as grapefruits. It’s every chocoholic‘s dream to be surrounded by pound
Dose of reality has come to back to markets
Last week, the Russian proposal to allow Ukraine to export grain tanked prices. This week, prices rebounded as traders realized how difficult that would be.
