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Pa. still trying to tackle state’s milk pricing system
Pennsylvania dairy farmers will have to wait until next to renew the legislative fight to change the state’s milk pricing system and end the issue of stranded premiums.
The Age of Aquarius (for one day on the grain markets)
The planets are aligning this morning in a manner that will be easier to interpret by the end of the day. Unfortunately, I have to write this on Tuesday morning, not Tuesday evening. The planets are aligning, or even colliding, in the form of the USDA Planting Progress Report, out Monday afternoon, and the USDA
Cornell gets $26.8 million from Gates Foundation to study wheat stem rust
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell has been awarded a $26.8 million grant from the Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat project, will bring together 15 institutions to combat the emergence of deadly new variants of stem rust that can spread quickly, reducing healthy wheat to broken, shriveled stems. The partners will focus on developing improved rust-resistant wheat
Hoping to be the glorious TV sitter
Columnist Judith Sutherland reflects on her childhood home, complete with envious siblings, dirty dishes and a television on its last leg.
Be kind to your friends and neighbors
Reading about farming in the 1930s has lasting message, columnist Judith Sutherland finds, as she continues her look at the book, RFD.
Feed kills 90 alpacas in Ohio
Approximately 90 alpacas have died in northern Ohio after eating the tainted feed.
Enjoy nature but leave rocks alone
Moving rocks or build rock piles has more adverse effects on the ecosystem than one would think. Find out why you shouldn’t stack rocks on hikes.
Of geese and groundhogs and thanks
As I write this, I sit all alone on a 70-acre farm, but today it is anything but quiet. The Canada geese seem to consider this a gathering place, and today is apparently either their reunion or recruiting day.
Lawmakers want more solar manufacturing to happen in US
U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, of Pennsylvania, announced the Solar Supply Chain Act to invest $700 million annually over the next four years to expand domestic solar component manufacturing. The next day, U.S. Reps. Tim Ryan, of Ohio, and Dan Kildee, of Michigan, introduced the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act to provide tax credits for American solar component manufacturers.
Roundup of gardening news for March 14, 2019
Catch up on local gardening news from Geauga, Jefferson, Harrison, Mahoning and Portage counties in Ohio.
