Vilsack and Sherrod Brown team up to push farm bill as economic driver
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the 2014 farm bill in a sweep through Ohio Jan. 31 that included the Ohio Farmers Union annual meeting in Columbus.
Pa. lawmaker: Dairymen willing to share the pain, if they share the gain
A Lancaster County state lawmaker has introduced legislation to reform Pennsylvania's milk marketing laws and close a loophole that prevents farmers from getting a share of designated premiums.
Tractors exempt from Pa. road regs, but not farm trucks
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- It looks like farm tractors will be exempt from the new motor carrier regulations being revised in Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania's Independent Regulatory Review...
What triggered high milk prices? Exports
As a percentage of total U.S. production, we are now exporting more dairy products than corn. (We exported the equivalent of 31.2 billion pounds of milk, or more than the total annual milk production from New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania combined.)
Bale out: Ohioan invents a better way — the Kuhns Hay Accumulator system
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- That old saying about necessity being the mother of all invention? It's true, you know. Just ask Kenny Kuhns.The Trumbull County,...
El Nino: Is 2014 the new 1997?
On May 8, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction forecasted a 65 percent chance of El Nino developing during the summer of 2014.
EPA wants to lower Renewable Fuel Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is planning to lower the levels of renewable fuels that must be blended into gasoline and diesel.
Ag-Pro acquires JD Equipment
Ag-Pro, Ohio, a subsidiary of Ag-Pro Companies has purchased Ohio-based JD Equipment, adding the dealership's 10 John Deere locations in Ohio and northern Kentucky.
Proposed rules set for drone use; comment until April 24
The FAA will accept public comment on proposed drone use rules until April 24,but don't look for the final rules until at least next year.
It doesn’t pay to be average in the dairy business
It doesn’t pay to be average in the dairy business. Do you know where you rank? Join the Ohio Farm Business and Benchmarking program.
