Monthly Archives: December 2010
Kasich to Ohio Farm Bureau: We need common sense government
Governor-elect John Kasich would like to take some common sense from Ohio farmers and instill it into the state's government workers, but he also tells farmers to step up to the plate and self-regulate.
Ohio Fall Quality All Breeds sale held
WOOSTER, Ohio -- A large crowd was on hand for the Ohio Fall Quality All Breeds Sale held Nov. 20 at the Wayne County...
Penn State’s Comerford wins Outstanding Service award
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Patricia M. Comerford, Extension equine specialist in Penn State's Department of Dairy and Animal Science, received the 2010 Outstanding Service Award...
Criticism of Milk Marketing Improvement Act is undeserved
Editor:There has been a lot of criticism, if not outright slander, leveled against the notion that dairy farmers need a farm milk price that...
Ohio Farm Bureau honors Voinovich, Boyer, Leaman and McLaughlin
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation presented its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Farm Bureau volunteer Lois Boyer and U.S....
USDA publishes Grassland Reserve Program final rule
WASHINGTON -- USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) issued the final rule for the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), which defines requirements for participants and...
Estes Auctions sells radios at good prices
Estes Auctions of Medina, Ohio, held a radio auction Nov. 20 at the Expo Auction Center in Burbank, Ohio.The radios, from The Deco Period...
Watch out for the three Bs in the 2010 Farm Bill
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When the new Republican House majority takes up the 2012 farm bill, Purdue agricultural economist Roman Keeney says farmers should...
Buying a real Christmas tree is a good thing for the holidays and economy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The question of whether it is environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree has been asked repeatedly in recent...
Beef industry task force sets priorities at Nov. meeting
DENVER -- In the second meeting of the Beef Industry Long Range Planning Task Force, Nov. 22-23 in Denver, 20 beef industry leaders developed...
