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Ohio’s leading organic farmers honored
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association has bestowed its highest award on two of Ohio’s organic farmers.
Dairy Excel: Check the pulse of your farm business
How are decisions made on the farm?
Consider planting summer blooming bulbs for variety
As the gardening season begins, consider adding some summer-blooming bulbs to your gardening plan. Learn which bulbs to plant in the spring.
Creamery gets cozy in Cleveland
CLEVELAND – Artisan cheese production and big-city streets might seem like an unusual match, but a husband-and-wife team from Cleveland is proving that urban agriculture has an important place in the world.
Local collection of state taxes rises in Marcellus Shale counties
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Natural-gas development appears to be having a positive effect on the local collection of state taxes in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale region, according to an analysis by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “Because it’s still early in the development of Marcellus Shale, there’s a lot we can’t know yet
Who wins in world trade deals?
Can anyone explain why the biggest haters of the “nanny state” are also the biggest supporters of the biggest nanny the world has ever created?
USDA: Organic dairies must get cows out on pasture 120 days
WASHINGTON — If you want to follow national guidelines for selling organic milk, your dairy animals must graze pasture during the grazing season — and that must be at least 120 days per year. The USDA announced details Feb. 12 of the final regulation regarding access to pasture for organic livestock operations. This rule amends
Farmland value and rent outlook 2013
COLUMBUS — Cropland values in Ohio have increased again in 2012. Data from the Oho Ag Statistics Service shows an increase of 13.6 percent for bare cropland in Ohio for 2012. According to their data, bare cropland averages $5000/acre, up from $4400/acre the previous year. An OSU Extension survey conducted in December 2011 estimated that
Jerry Lewis Mounts
Jerry Lewis Mounts, 76, of Salem, died Feb. 26 at Essex of Salem, No. 2
Thanks for the memories
Let’s Talk Barns column renews memories of life on the farm for Chicago reader.
