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Ask FSA Andy: Farm storage facility loans
Hello Again! The motto for the Boy Scouts is Be Prepared . Are you prepared for your 2012 harvest? Will your corn be singing, Oh give me a home! Have you considered applying for a Farm Storage Facility Loan through your local FSA office? The Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program will allow producers of
Michigan’s stance on feral swine hurts small, family farms
Editor You recently printed an article on invasive feral swine [Michigan gets tough on invasive feral swine, April 5.] This article fails to present the whole story. So-called game ranchers and disease are the focus. What is left out are the many small family farmers who raise hog breeds that don’t fit the pork producers
On My Mind: Gift-giving advice — avoid catalogs
With the holidays lurking just around the corner — who needs to be reminded? All the stores, commercials, etc. have been reminding us since the Fourth of July.
On the Outdoors: Finding out the hard way the truth about ducks
No harvested grain fields, no crummy weather, and even worse, no ducks. Yeh, I know, we should have called first.
13 tips for maintaining your grass waterways
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Grass waterways are an important part of a farm’s overall soil conservation plan, but producers and landowners have to work at maintaining them or they cannot fulfill their function. Grass waterways are permanent strips of grass seeded in areas of cropland where water either concentrates or flows off a field from terraces
Season extension workshops planned in central Ohio
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association and the Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy are offering a four-day, two-session workshop.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 10, 2011
CLARIDON, Ohio — The Geauga Caprine Kids 4-H Club had their second meeting Feb. 19. During the meeting, members decided to participate in the Geauga County 4-H candy bar sale in May. The next meeting is March 19 at 3 pm at the Patterson Center. Members are reminded that enrollment forms and chicken and duck
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Feb. 3, 2011
BESSEMER, Pa. — The Mohawk FFA traveled to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Jan. 11-13 with two Keystone degree recipients, two square dance teams and a demonstration team. Tyler Claypool and Cassie Musser received Keystone degrees. Musser was the western region representative of the Star in Ag Production. The square dance teams competed against about 50
Farmers, embrace your link in the food chain
Farmers need to embrace their new/old role in the food chain, engage with eaters everywhere through outreach and education. We should “own” the food issue.
FSA Andy gives pointers on the Farm Storage Facility Loan program
Hello again! The wheat harvest was strong, beans pods are filling, corn is beautiful against the September sky and final harvest preparations are on each producer’s mind. This is a good time of year to evaluate the effectiveness of your farm’s storage facility and handling systems and to consider participating in the updated Farm Storage
