Monthly Archives: October 2005
Higher fuel prices pushing farm machinery operation costs sky-high
SALEM, Ohio - The skyrocketing cost of fuel is hitting nearly everyone in the pocketbook. Among business owners acutely feeling the effects are farmers, who depend on petroleum products - gasoline and diesel fuel - to power vehicles and machines that are used in everything from planting and harvesting crops to feeding animals and spreading fertilizer.
Harrison Ethanol finalizes Cadiz site
CADIZ, Ohio - Harrison Ethanol LLC finalized its purchase Sept. 30 of 276 acres of land south of Cadiz.
Grain stocks reports are in for Ohio, Pennsylvania and the United States
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio. - The Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service has released Ohio and national grain stocks reports and the Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service has released Pennsylvania grain stocks reports.
Farm Bureau keeps strong roots in urban Mahoning County
CANFIELD, Ohio - Mahoning County, home to metropolitan Youngstown and its sprawling suburbs, is also home to one of the state's most active farm groups.
Open wide — There’s a mouthful to know about horse dentistry
NEWBURY, Ohio - Novocain and fluoride take a back seat to sedatives and floating devices at this dentist appointment.
MILC program expires
SALEM, Ohio - Dairy farmers are officially on their own. The price support program, which kept their milk checks coming even when prices dropped, expired Sept.
Farm Service Agency set to close 28 Ohio offices
SALEM, Ohio - Over the next six weeks, Ohio's Farm Service Agency will take a hard look at each of its 72 county offices and decide which 28 need to go.
State threatens to yank permits from Ohio Fresh egg farm
SALEM, Ohio - The state department of agriculture is again threatening to shut down Ohio Fresh Eggs.
Grain inspection extended 10 years
SALEM, Ohio - A federal program that protects U.S. grain farmers' bounty and reputation here and abroad was reauthorized last week, giving the U.S. Grain Standards Act and Federal Grain Inspection Service another 10 years of life.
