A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 3, 2015
This week's roundup includes news from the Hillsdale FFA and the West Holmes FFA chapters.
Ten steps to marketing your timber
Marketing your timber is a big decision. Here are some tips to follow.
Free mobile app helps farmers
A free app developed by the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District and Knox County Farm Bureau makes it easy for farmers to comply with new nutrient application laws in the state.
DEP fines Chesapeake $1.4 million for impacts from well pad landslide
Chesapeake Appalachia will pay a fine of $1.4 million for violations of Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Act, Clean Streams Law and Dam Safety and Encroachments Act in Greene County.
Eggs are not just for breakfast
The Ohio Poultry Association launched the Fowl Mood Food Truck in Columbus to support Ohio Egg and Poultry Producers.
Todd and Chris Kick — Nov. 30, 2015
Former Farm and Dairy reporter Chris Kick (right) and his brother, Todd, got a couple of bucks during the first hour of gun season.
What foodbanks really want from your food donations
An estimated 14 percent of American households were food insecure at some point during 2014. Your donations to local foodbanks are needed now more than ever.
Smartphones enlisted to battle crop disease
The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates crop diseases annually reduce potential yields by as much as 40 percent. A new photo database, 'PlantVillage', will help.
USDA report: Farm profitability weakens in 2015
Farmers are pinched this year. A 38.2 percent drop in U.S. net farm income would be the largest single-year decline since 1983.
Farmers leasing more equipment
Farmers are jumping to the leasing arena because so many manufacturers, like John Deere, New Holland and Case IH, are offering aggressive leasing options.
