Monthly Archives: February 2012
Beginning farmer land contract program launches
WASHINGTON -- As of Jan. 3 the Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Program is available nationwide.
Marketing cattle to get the highest price may take closer management
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio —One thing is for sure in the cattle market, there are no guarantees and it is constantly changing.The 2012 Eastern Ohio Beef...
ODNR updates reports: More Utica shale wells in the works
SALEM, Ohio — The lawsuit between Summitcrest Inc. vs. Eric Petroleum Corporation, Chesapeake Exploration and Ohio Buckeye Energy, LLC is headed to mediation, according...
AFBF and other plaintiffs file for judgment in Chesapeake Bay case
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency's Total Maximum Daily Load regulation (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally reserved for state governments, according to the opening brief for summary judgment, filed Jan. 27 by the American Farm Bureau Federation in the case, "AFBF vs. EPA."
2011 was a rough year for Pa. produce
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's vegetable farmers harvested 13,000 acres of sweet corn for fresh market in 2011 with production totaling 819,000 hundredweight or 63 hundredweight per acre.
Maine to Ohio … Farmall collection finds new home
A Maine couple decided it was time to part with their cherished Farmalls, but they found a good home in Ohio, where they could be kept together as a set.
