Monthly Archives: February 2001
Farm Link workshop is for beginners
Pennsylvania Farm Link's Beginning Farmer workshop Feb. 17 will emphasize what it takes for a successful farm start-up.
Earthquake centered near Ashtabula
Geologists detected a 4.2 magnitude earthquake Jan. 25, the largest earthquake to be registered in Ohio since 1986.
Dairy of distinction forms due in April
Pennsylvania dairy farms are invited to apply for this year's Dairy of Distinction award from the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification Program.
Christmas tree management course set
Penn State's 2001 Christmas Tree Management Short Course will be held Feb. 21-22.
Brown Swiss in high demand
Rita Kennedy, Butler, Pa., a member of the national Brown Swiss Association Board, reports on annual board meeting.
USDA revises Swiss cheese standards
As of Feb. 22, producers will get Grade A prices for Swiss cheese with smaller eyes or holes.
USDA funds lamb and goat marketing project
A marketing network for lamb and goat producers in the Northeast, from Maine to West Virginia, is being created at Cornell University.
Soured grapes: Grower wants his debt repaid
Ashtabula County wine grape grower Gene Sigel thinks the Grape Industries Program of the ODA owes him almost $50,000 for grape vines he has planted. A legal opinion to the Grape Industries Committee advises that the committee's program was never legal.
IFO hires first full-time director to guide programs
Ohio native Laura Ann Bergman returns from Missouri to act as the first full-time director of Innovative Farmers of Ohio.
Farmers working together can change agriculture
University of Minnesota agricultural economist Richard Levins was keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Innovative Farmers of Ohio annual meeting Jan 27 at Wooster.
