Watch your step: Stay safe on the farm with proper lighting and footwear
As the region continues to experience one of the coldest, snowiest winters in recent years, growers and producers can take measures to ensure their safety in increasingly hazardous outdoor conditions.
Propane shortage may be waning, but price concerns aren’t going away
U.S. propane inventories are nearly 44 percent lower than a year ago, and, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average U.S. price for propane hit a record two weeks ago, up $1.05 to $4.01 a gallon. The propane supply is rebounding, but it is going to cost consumers.
Tips for using propane heaters for hog operations
Ohio Pork Producers Council President Duane Stateler, McComb, Ohio, said when the propane shortage was tightest, he lowered the temperature in his barns a few degrees and began to use heat lamps again in the sow nursery and two finishing barns at his hog operation.
DIY winter weather survival gear for the handy
This winter has been a doozy. If you're handy, here's a couple of ways to make your life in snowy weather a bit easier.
Ohio sheep and lamb inventory down 3.3 percent
As of Jan. 1, there were 9,500 milk goats in Ohio, unchanged from a year earlier. The Ohio meat and other goat inventory was 60,000 head, 2,000 below the Jan. 1, 2013, count.
Ohio cattle inventory up 2 percent
Nationally, all cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1 totaled 87.7 million head, 2 percent below the 89.3 million on Jan. 1, 2013.
Experts analyze dairy policy in 2014 farm bill
A group of university experts recently compiled an analysis of the dairy part of the new farm bill. Here is an abbreviated version of their letter. For the full letter, visit www.farmanddairy.com.
What’s the next big meat? Immigrant population driving up goat demand
Rising immigrant population means more interest in meat goats, various holidays.
Ohio State’s ag college to recognize outstanding alumni March 1
The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Alumni Society of The Ohio State University will honor several outstanding alumni during its annual Alumni Awards Luncheon March 1.
Local foods offer tangible economic benefits in some regions
Despite their typically small size and sparse distribution, farms that sell their products locally may boost economic growth in their communities in some regions of the U.S., according to a team of economists.
