Monthly Archives: July 2011
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau troubled by major cuts to ag
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Pennsylvania Farm Bureau remains critical of deep cuts to several key agricultural programs, especially reductions to Cooperative Extension and...
Ohio budget ‘fair’ to agriculture; SWCD funding is restored
The Ohio budget passed by the legislature looks similar to the one passed in 2010-2011.
Surprise fundamentals crash grain market
The trouble with fundamental news coming from the government is that the market is forced to trade them as fact. Never mind that Ohio traders do not believe the acres said to be planted in Ohio. They are right until they are proven wrong.
Deadline approaches for farmers to apply for USDA Value-Added Producer Grants
WASHINGTON -- The USDA recently released a notice inviting farmers to apply for Value-Added Producer Grants. The notice combines two year's worth of funding for the program, making $37 million available for new value-added projects. Project proposals are due by August 29.
Atwood Lodge will not reopen, building to be razed
NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO -- The financially strapped Atwood Lake Resort and Conference Center will not reopen and the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District will focus on development of the future recreational use of the 500-acre property located in Carroll County.
Venango County woman charged in black bear killing
FRANKLIN, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Game Commission officials recently announced Kelly Lynn Welch, 39, of Victory Road in Polk, Venango County, was charged with unlawfully...
Youth win big at 2011 Trumbull County Fair market livestock sale
Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year's Trumbull County Fair.
Ellsworth Fire Department plans anniversary event
ELLSWORTH, Ohio -- The Ellsworth Fire Department will celebrate 60 years of volunteer fire and rescue services with a formal program of remembrance and...
EPA finalizes E15 pump labeling requirements
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued fuel pump labeling and other requirements for gasoline blends containing more than 10 and up to...
Pioneer experts: Bunker management offers bottom-line advantages
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Growing conditions determine fiber digestibility, and the right combination of weather conditions make for an optimum silage crop, say experts...
