Monthly Archives: June 2009
Ohio House votes to put livestock care on ballot
UPDATE: 11:56 a.m. 6/25: Ohio Senate unanimously votes (32-0) in favor of placing the initiative on the ballot.
(The following was provided by the Ohio...
Big crops, big disappointment
Prices have broken sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade the last few days. The perception of a good crop and outside markets continue...
Ohio BioPreferred program could boost economy, agriculture
Ohio. Sen. Karen Gillmor has introduced S.B. 131, which would give preferred purchasing considerations by all state agencies and state universities to designated bio-based (BioPreferred) products.
Ohio studies livestock care ballot initiative
SALEM, Ohio -- Lawmakers are considering an amendment to Ohio's constitution that will create and enforce guidelines for proper care of livestock and poultry....
USDA should be honest
Editor:I would like to comment on Alan Guebert's great article on NAIS in the June 18 Farm and Dairy. His lines, "flaws are as...
Ohio legislators consider ballot initiative on livestock care standards
Read updated story: Ohio studies livestock care ballot initiative
SALEM, Ohio — An amendment to Ohio’s constitution will be proposed this week in the Senate that...
Reviving American chestnuts may mitigate climate change
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University study shows that introducing a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree could not only bring back...
Harrison Co. family contends nothing is impossible with the help of others
Encouraging good stewardship of the land is what an eastern Ohio family hopes to pass on to the next generation.
Join Ohio Farm Bureau for 25x’25 Alliance
COLUMBUS -- Farmers, forestry managers, scientists, environmentalists, industry and government leaders will take the next collaborative step in creating renewable energy policy. The collaboration...
Misty Acres sets the bar for breed character
A Jackson Center couple is striving for excellence in their Cheviot herd.
