Monthly Archives: June 2012
Pa. Preservation Board protects nearly 2,400 acres of farmland
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board protected 2,389 additional acres on 28 farms from development through the state’s nationally recognized farmland...
Keep those mineral rights in the family
SALEM, Ohio — With 30 years experience navigating the minefields of mineral rights and real estate, Monroe County attorney Richard A. Yoss often advises...
Never say never: Selling rights might be OK for some
There are those who say selling your mineral rights can be a good thing, depending on your situation
Don’t be in a hurry to sell your mineral rights
Take a ride in eastern Ohio and it is evident the landscape is changing. In some areas, driveways for gas well sites are being constructed, well pads are being poured and drilling is commencing, all for the much-touted energy boom.
USDA reports the cost to raise a child in 2011 was $234,900
WASHINGTON -- USDA recently released the annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finding a middle-income family with a child born in 2011 can...
New nutrient labeling rule for meat
Consumers are seeing changes in the meat cases, but the changes are slight, said a Penn State College of Agricultural Science meat expert.
Morning Dew Orchards: A blend of new technology and old methods keeps it...
Doug Woolf has expanded the farm’s crops, and now Morning Dew Orchards produces 33 varieties of apples, many of which commercial orchards don’t grow anymore.
$1 million lawsuit filed by Carroll County farming family over gas lease
CARROLLTON, Ohio — A Carroll County family farm has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Chesapeake Exploration and is seeking a temporary restraining...
Ethanol is still out there, but production is slowing
Production of corn-based ethanol is expected to reach peak annual use of corn at 5.6 billion bushels in 2014-15.
Give me a Big Gulp or give me death
Count me in as one of the many who think New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to limit the container size of sodas is totally asinine.
