Monthly Archives: December 2010
Children are especially vulnerable to air quality
Editor:According to noted environmental health analyst, Dr. Theo Colborn, water is not the only life support system at risk in producing natural gas —...
JCARR to review Ohio’s first livestock care standards
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The euthanasia standards and civil penalties approved this year by the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board are scheduled for review on...
Fertilizer prices are going up, so how can farmers keep costs down?
Prices will be rising for various crop nutrients in the coming year, partly from higher production costs, partly from supply shortages and partly because of greater global demand due to more crops being produced in the wake of higher commodity prices.
Gaming in Pa. stimulates horse racing industry
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's racing industry has benefited from the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding said recently, citing...
Bidders shop for tractors at recent auction
LEBANON, Ohio -- Tractors were big sellers at an auction held Dec. 16 in Lebanon, Ohio by Schrader Auction Co. auctioneer Nick Cummings.The highest...
West Manchester soybean farmer joins United Soybean Board
ST. LOUIS -- The United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff swore in Keith Kemp, a soybean farmer from West Manchester, Ohio, among 15 new...
George S. Simon
George S. Simon, 84, of East Palestine, Ohio, passed away Dec. 1 at his home with his family by his side, following an extended...
Farm Bureau criticizes eleventh hour effort to enact wood boiler regulations
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Farm Bureau recently blasted the Department of Environmental Conservation for trying a last minute maneuver to enact a new...
High temperatures in other countries lead to boost in U.S. butter exports
ITHACA, N.Y. -- It's one thing that isn't melting because of global warming: the international butter market. This year's record high temperatures, especially in...
Exemptions in place for farm trucks
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Drivers of Pennsylvania farm trucks and farm truck combinations with an actual weight or weight rating of 26,000 pounds or...
