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Cattle association presents special appreciation award
“Farm and Dairy” correspondent Esther Solves honored “in appreciation for your devoted years spent with us” by Tuscarawas County Cattle Association.
Be a wise owl, not a jackrabbit on the gas pedal
You can’t change gasoline prices, but you can drive more efficiently and maintain your vehicle to lower your gasoline costs.
Farmers, businesses get Christmas gift of tax break on equipment
Legislation allowing businesses to write off up to $500,000 of an equipment purchase made in 2014 was signed by President Barack Obama Dec. 19, and farm equipment dealers geared up for a flurry of year-end business.
Penn State soil team places in group judging at regional contest
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Two teams from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently took first and fourth places in group judging at the regional soil judging competition at the University of Rhode Island, qualifying to compete in the national event hosted by West Virginia University in March.
Abandoned mine map available on CD-ROM
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, has released a digital version of Map EG-3, Known Abandoned Underground Mines of Ohio, on CD-ROM. Along with a PDF file of the map, which can be printed by users, the CD-ROM features geographic information system data on abandoned underground mines throughout Ohio.
ODNR celebrates abandoned mine land cleanup, new trailhead
A new trailhead was completed, along with the elimination of abandoned mine land hazards, in Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio. The trailhead, part of the Baileys Trail System, provides access to the new 88-mile single track mountain bike trail in the Wayne National Forest.
Ag department issues stop sale order for Ohio mulch products
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture recently issued a stop-sale order for all 1.5 cubic foot bags of mulch produced by the Ohio Mulch company before April 6. Following up on a complaint, the department’s Division of Weights and Measures inspectors tested 1.5 cubic foot bags of Ohio Mulch products being offered for
MOSES Organic Farming Conference is Feb. 27-March 1
Registration is open for the 25th MOSES Organic Farming Conference, which takes place Feb. 27 through March 1 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis.
Latest CWT round retiring 87,000 dairy cows
ARLINGTON, Va. — Cooperatives Working Together organizers have tentatively accepted 294 bids in the third herd retirement it has conducted in the last nine months. The 86,710 cows and 1.8 billion pounds of milk accepted in this round, combined with CWT’s previous two herd retirements, equal a total production capacity of 4.8 billion pounds of
Scientists building a better honeybee
WASHINGTON – With a map of the honeybee’s entire genetic code in hand, USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists are pursuing new ways to manage the welfare and productivity of this important insect.
