Farm and Dairy’s week in review: 12/5
This week’s top stories include a venison infographic, tips for selling timber, a guide to buying Christmas trees, a USDA report on farm profitability and more.
Even with technology and so much food, most are ‘food ignorant’
Even with technology, this next generation is borderline clueless of what it takes to produce food, and even more clueless at what it takes to feed 7+ billion people on a daily basis.
Anthony Ottena — Dec. 5, 2015
Anthony, 6, with his Dad after he shot his very first doe Dec. 5, 2015, on their family farm in Pennsylvania.
USDA begins 49th enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program
As of September 2015, 24.2 million acres were enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program.
Congress restores $3 billion in cuts to crop insurance
Congress passes a highway bill in early December with a provision to restore $3 billion in cuts to crop insurance.
December’s gardening to-do list
December may be a quiet month for gardening, but indoor plants need care and there is planning that can be accomplished before the end of the year.
Home remedies for the holidays
The holiday season is full of celebrations, decorations and shopping for gifts. Unfortunately it is also full of colds, sluggish digestion and dry skin.
Ohio’s oil and natural gas wells reach new highs in third quarter
2015 horizontal well production has already surpassed Ohio's 2014 totals.
Funding available to restore wetlands and preserve land
The funding is part of a $350 million national effort by USDA to protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands, and wetlands through NRCS' Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).
Ohio fall Holstein sale averages $2,496
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Multi-Breed Fall Sale was held Nov. 21 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio.
Top seller
The sale began with...
