A new year’s wish: Common ground
Editor Susan Crowell talks about when we use the same word, “family farming.”we do not all mean the same thing and about common ground.
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Cuyahoga Valley farms resurrected
The Cuyahoga National Park is re-establishing farming where it was being pursued before the park was created 25 years ago. Proposals for sustainable farming operations are being accepted.
Biography series features those over 100 years old
New PBS series is holding a casting call of centernarians to have their stories told on The Living Century, a new series that premiered in December.
Pork checkoff ballots reviewed
USDA announced last week that 2,000 pork checkoff referendum ballots initially declared invalid will be reviewed again at the county level to determine whether they can be counted.
Heat with propane or shelled corn?
Dennis Buffington, professor of agricultural at Penn State, studies when to consider heating by burning corn.
Arts center to host comic book exhibit
The Ashtabula Arts Center will host an exhibit of original comic book art by acclaimed artist P. Craig Russell. from Jan. 5 through Feb. 28.
USDA confirms dairy market loss payments
Recently approved Dairy Market Loss Assistance Payments will be made starting this week.
Your rural motif ornament may be worth $100 prize
The Pennsylvania Farm Show is running a special contest for the best handmade holiday ornament.
Gov. Taft signs bill to toughen livestock environmental regs
The new law transfers the livestock waste permitting program from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Hog report a step in right direction
The USDA’s new monthly hog reports will provide estimates of sow and gilt inventories, the number of sows and gilts farrowed, and the number of sows and gilts bred, in addition to monthly pig crop estimates.
