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Ohio’s beginning farmer tax credit moves forward
The Ohio House passed House Bill 95, the Family Farm Regeneration Act, which authorizes tax credits to help beginning farmers get access to land and other resources, June 28. It goes to the Senate for consideration next.
Evicting fair board is cheating youth of opportunity
Kellie L. Turner, a 4-H club adviser from Stow, Ohio, shares her frustration with the injustice she feels would be done to young people if the fair is evicted from the Summit County Fairgrounds.
Farm Bureau: Ohio Farm Bureau delegates debate both sides of the fence
COLUMBUS – Ohio Farm Bureau voting delegates tried to wade through 140 pages of proposed policies during a two-day session Dec.
Just a farmer
A poem about what it means to be “just a farmer” by Bryce Angell.
Michigan State preserves Civil War stories online
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Faded and sometimes tattered, letters and journal entries written 150 years ago by hopeful and homesick Civil War soldiers will forever be preserved online, thanks to digitization by Michigan State University archivists. University Archives and Historical Collections started the project two years ago in recognition of the sesquicentennial celebration of the
Ask FSA Andy By FSA Andy
Hello Again. Changes, changes, changes. That’s what the Farm Service Agency is all about. 2010 is no exception as the new year brings about new regulations. Over the course of the next several months, you will hear about an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) verification process. More than likely, each local FSA office will inform their
Pennsylvania to enforce new kennel requirements
HARRISBURG, Pa. — When strict new requirements for cage size, exercise and flooring standards went into effect for commercial dog kennels in Pennsylvania Oct. 9, the Department of Agriculture deployed teams of staff to ensure those laws are enforced. Inspections Dog wardens and kennel compliance specialists will inspect each of the nearly 300 licensed commercial
Carbon trading market expands to Chicago, Mexico City
The city of Chicago and Mexico City are joining the Chicago Climate Exchange, a voluntary market for trading emissions of greenhouse gases which are linked to global warming.
U.S. Senate approves immigration bill
SALEM, Ohio — The U.S. Senate approved comprehensive immigration legislation June 27 that includes a path to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants and provides new opportunities in the ag workforce. By a vote of 68-32, the Senate passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Act, which gives immigrants and their employers
Why are fresh heifers so difficult?
Columnist Judith Sutherland talks with city children.
