Monthly Archives: October 2009
New research turbine is commissioned
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Siemens Energy Inc. have formally commissioned a new 2.3 megawatt Siemens...
I must vote no on Issue 2
Editor:Voters will decide whether or not to amend Ohio's Constitution for the purpose of creating a 13-member Livestock Care Standards Board that will essentially...
Vegetable and berry growers seminar set
GREENSBURG, Pa. -- The Western Pennsylvania Vegetable and Berry Growers seminar will be held Nov. 17 at the Days Inn, Butler, Pa. The meeting...
USDA enrolls 255 million base acres on 1.7 million farms in programs
WASHINGTON -- Approximately 255 million base acres on about 1.7 million farms were enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program and in the Average...
Sheep breeding improvements emerge from ARS-University research
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Artificial insemination techniques that work well with cattle and swine can be difficult or costly to perform in sheep, but...
ODA receives funds through USDA grant program
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture has received more than $809,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through its Specialty Crop Block...
Renewable energy workshop set in Wooster
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University will host its second annual renewable energy workshop Nov. 12 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center...
Bill includes initial funding for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility relocation
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Pat Roberts, R-Kan., recently applauded Senate passage of the Conference Report to the Department of Homeland...
On our plates or in our hearts: Officials discuss animal welfare in Columbus
"When one side is
fundamentally opposed to what the other side does, there is no
common ground."
Julie Maschhoff
Maschhoff Pig Company
Issue 2 is fine, but do we need another amendment?
Editor:
Issue 2 — What does it do? A lot of us really don’t know. Maybe no on really knows.
The hope is it will...
