Hay shortage is a growing concern for farmers
Hay shortage is a growing concern for many farmers across the Midwest.
New bill to help beginning farmers in Ohio
A bill was introduced April 10 to give incentives to established and beginning farmers in Ohio. This bill will allow income tax credits for established farmers who sell or rent their agriculture assets to beginning farmers.
Grain traders searching for something to talk about
Grain traders started to talk about delayed planting. In the first part of April. Out of desperation.
Beadnell named Ohio Master Logger of the Year
The Ohio Forestry Association announced James E. Beadnell as the Ohio Master Logger of the Year.
How to properly mulch around landscape trees
Learn how to choose the right mulch and how to apply it around landscape trees for optimum growth.
NRCS has up to $700 mil. for Conservation Stewardship Program
For the Conservation Stewardship Program, NRCS now enrolls eligible, high-ranking applications based on dollars rather than acres. Also, higher payment rates are now available for cover crops and crop rotations.
The value of vocational agriculture
Vocational agriculture promotes pathways to careers in agriculture and provides young people with practical skills and work ethic necessary for employment.
Maplestar Farm makes the most of urbanization
Urbanization has been both a blessing and a challenge for Maplestar Farms, which is located about 40 minutes from Cleveland, in Geauga County.
Pennsylvania eyes tax credit to link retiring and young farmers
Pa. state Sen. Elder Vogel has introduced a bill that would create a personal income tax credit for landowners who lease or sell their land, buildings and equipment to beginning farmers.
Market ignores flooding, focuses on USDA’s stocks report
Between the ground farmers expect to plant in 2019 and the crops still in storage, the acreage lost for the 2019 growing season to flooding may not matter.
