House blasts beef checkoff proposal
A month’s worth of online public comments on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s proposed implementation of a second beef checkoff program closed Dec. 10, three days before House and Senate passage of 2015 funding legislation. But that didn’t stop legislators from weighing in on the matter.
Chris Kick — Dec. 17, 2014
Former Farm and Dairy reporter Chris Kick had some success in early December 2014 by bagging this 6-point buck.
Christmas Bird Count underway across the Americas
The Christmas Bird Count includes more than 2,300 regional counts between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5 for birders of all ages.
Vegan tutor says personal beliefs cost him his job
ACLU threatens legal action against Wayne County school over allegations a tutor was terminated for expressing his vegan views.
Renting farm facilities: Average cost in the Midwest (Infographic)
Read more: Vacant farm buildings can hold value
Chocolate shortage could be averted, master pastry chef says
By 2020, cocoa demand is projected to increase by one million tons.
Ag outlook: dairy to drop, but profits may not
Lower grain and fuel prices will spell relief for livestock farmers. However, rent and land values remain high.
Livestock may need extra feed in colder weather to keep warm
While the weather outside isn’t frightful – yet – livestock producers still need to be thinking now about how they’ll keep their animals warm when the temperatures drop, wind chills rise and it starts to snow, snow, snow.
ND farming brothers convicted of crop insurance scam
The two brothers were convicted of intentionally destroying their seeds, crops and potatoes in storage.
Ohio Farm Bureau changes membership, honors leaders
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation delegates met Dec. 10-12 to wrestle with ways the state’s largest farm organization should address the hot topics of CAUV, water quality and taxes.
