Yearly Archives: 2011
American Jersey Cattle Association announces annual breeder awards
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Donald S. Sherman, Hilmar, Calif., received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Jersey Cattle Association June 24 at the Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Ohio Poultry Association speaks out about HSUS and UEP deal
COLUMBUS — Jim Chakeres, executive vice president, Ohio Poultry Association, said Ohio’s egg farmers are committed to producing safe, affordable and wholesome eggs, while maintaining the highest level of care for our hens.
HSUS/United Egg Producers’ animal care proposal
— Require conventional cages (currently used by more than 90 percent of the egg industry) to be replaced, through a phase-in period, with new,...
United Egg Producers and HSUS announce agreement over hen housing
The United Egg Producers and HSUS held a news conference July 7 announcing a proposal to change the egg industry.
POET gets $105 million DOE loan for cellulosic refinery in Iowa
The U.S. Department of Energy is making a $105 million loan guarantee to POET to support the development of the nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant.
Reader: Executive order is a dangerous step
Editor:
On June 9, with flagrant disregard for the 10th Amendment, President Obama signed an executive order to create a policy-generating entity for rural America...
HARDEN NOT YOUR HEART
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness” Psalm 95:8. The prophet Jeremiah brings...
Farmers, don’t be caught off guard
Attention, all livestock producers: Ohio is changing. The days of “don’t worry about it until someone complains” is not such a good idea anymore....
Summer is finally here: wildflowers are in bloom
Everyone knows the ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum). The flower’s bright yellow central disk is surrounded by white petals. It grows almost anywhere brightening hayfields,...
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy
Hello Again!Happy belated Fourth of July to all. Here are some neat tidbits about the Fourth. The actual resolution declaring our independence from England...
