Ohio Poultry Association speaks out about HSUS and UEP deal
COLUMBUS — Jim Chakeres, executive vice president, Ohio Poultry Association, said Ohio’s egg farmers are committed to producing safe, affordable and wholesome eggs, while maintaining the highest level of care for our hens.
HSUS/United Egg Producers’ animal care proposal
— Require conventional cages (currently used by more than 90 percent of the egg industry) to be replaced, through a phase-in period, with new,...
United Egg Producers and HSUS announce agreement over hen housing
The United Egg Producers and HSUS held a news conference July 7 announcing a proposal to change the egg industry.
POET gets $105 million DOE loan for cellulosic refinery in Iowa
The U.S. Department of Energy is making a $105 million loan guarantee to POET to support the development of the nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant.
HARDEN NOT YOUR HEART
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness” Psalm 95:8. The prophet Jeremiah brings...
Ramey bids farewell to USDA statistics service
For some, a career working with numbers and statistics would be cumbersome, even overwhelming. But for Ramey, working with farm production data was his passion.
A weekly roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 7, 2011:
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- Belmont County Bits-n-Bridles 4-H saddle club members enjoyed a weekend field trip to Lexington, Ky., June 24- 26. Highlights...
Ethanol still holds promise, but critical challenges remain
A progress update on the Ohio-Pennsylvania ethanol industry and what's ahead.
EPA gives OK to two insecticides for control of stink bug in mid-Atlantic
WASHINGTON – On June 24, the EPA approved, for emergency use, the insecticide dinotefuran (trade names Venom and Scorpion) on tree fruit to help...
Revised farm estate, business guide now available
AMES, IOWA — The Agricultural Law Press has updated 16th edition of Dr. Neil E. Harl’s book, Farm Estate and Business Planning, in print and all forms of eBook.
