Editor:
Fellow farmers and future farmers, anyone involved in the agricultural industry and anyone who claims to be an American. I am writing this letter, because I am fed up with regulations, rules and every government entity trying to find reasons to regulate everything but what needs to be regulated.
This anger pertains to the article written […]
Editor:
We would like to thank the generosity of the community for its support of the Jennifer (Miller) Baker Family.
The support and kindness of all those who helped, supported or contributed in any way made the recent benefit a huge success.
The family and friends who organized the event extend appreciation to all.
Benefit organizers
Editor:
When it comes to ethanol stories and letters, it seems amazing that we never get to see, read, or hear about the hard problems with this issue.
Steve Templin (Letters, Dec. 17, 2009) was correct in talking about the increase in ethanol use would benefit farmers and the industry, and help reduce our dependence on […]
Editor:
I am not a farmer. That may be why I don’t get it. I don’t understand why farmers want or need the government to get involved with milk prices.
If a price on any commodity is artificially set or, worst yet, controlled by the government, what is the long-range sustainability of the that market?
Why […]
Editor:
Alan Guebert proves over and over he is completely out of touch with the real issues facing today’s cattle producers. His Dec. 3 piece (”While I can’t do math, I can read”) about agriculture competition is off-base and misinformed.
As a cattle rancher and officer of the nation’s oldest and largest national cattlemen’s association, I […]
Editor:
Alan Guebert’s Dec. 10 editorial “Take it to the non-bank bank” was spot on with its analysis of the likelihood of higher ethanol blend approval by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Thanks to the combined effort of a wide-range of agriculture groups and supporters, we will most likely see E15 be approved for consumers as early as […]
Editor:
Rural citizens in Ohio are currently faced with a challenge: old and outdated legislation.
The Ohio Modernization Act of 2009, S.B. 162 and H.B. 276, would modernize telecom legislation by preserving current consumer protections and removing costly regulations, which will in turn allow telecom providers to invest more in infrastructure.
This infrastructure is critical to rural citizens, […]
Editor:
On Dec. 2, I heard something that made me sad and very concerned. Carrie Underwood gave a very large amount of money to the Humane Society of the United States.
This very powerful group has been outspoken about Livestock Producers and the products they provide. The goal of the Humane Society of the United States is […]
Editor,
Recently, the Progressive Agriculture Organization (Pro Ag) and the Pennsylvania Farmers Union (PFU) held a dairy rally at the Roseville Grange in Brookville, Pa. (Jefferson County).
It was rewarding to witness two organizations standing side by side for the benefit of all dairy farmers. My husband and I have been members of PFU for many […]
Editor:
I am very disturbed at your “poll” this week regarding whether or not Issue 2 will improve livestock treatment in Ohio. You could, at the very least, have a choice that indicates people think that livestock treatment is, and has been, overwhelmingly humane in Ohio.
Your choices indicate that all animals have been raised inhumanely […]
