Yearly Archives: 2007
Biofuels, beef and big corn acres: Feds see farm outlook in their crystal ball
URBANA, Ill. - Some of us want to know what the future holds, like tomorrow's weather forecast. Others want to know what the future holds so they can calculate what the farm economy will be like in 10 years.
EPA slaps Ohio Fresh Eggs with fines
SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio EPA has slapped Ohio Fresh Egg owners with a $13,250 penalty for drinking water violations at the farm's Croton facility.
Farmers linked through program
SALEM, Ohio - He's a farmer looking for land. She's a farmer who can't get in the fields anymore. In a perfect world, the two might work out some kind of special arrangement.
Good life takes hard work done well
How does one define a life well lived? There are many people who would base this answer on the amount of money one has in the bank, or the vehicles parked in the garage or the number of vacations a fellow can afford in a year.
Farm bill is a wobbly effort at best
When longtime Texas congressman "Cotton" Charlie Stenholm got bushwhacked for re-election by colleague Tom DeLay's infamous Texas redistricting plan in 2004, most ag policy hands lamented that much of the House Agriculture Committee's farm bill experience went down with him.
Have you ever seen boiling manure?
We needed frozen ground. Mud was getting old. Nonfarm types complained about the cold, those whose manure storages were over-full were glad to see sustained temps below freezing.
Getting Up-Close-and-Personal with Our Schools
This is Kathie's first year of high school. She's always done well in school. This year she involved herself in several extra activities, so I knew keeping up with homework might take extra effort.
Snow days aren’t all child’s play
You have no idea how many times I have thanked the good Lord for creating me in this century. He, in his infinite wisdom, knew exactly what he was doing when he put me in a time period blessed with hot running water and warm toasty furnaces.
Couple filling floral demands of niche market
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Farmers sharing insights on their successes have become hallmarks of the annual Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture conference.
Three Ohio agriculture groups merge
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress and the Ohio Direct Agricultural Marketing Association recently honored several people with scholarships, Distinguished Service Awards and recognition for longevity in direct agricultural marketing.
