Monthly Archives: October 2012
S.B. 130 isn’t perfect, but a start to animal welfare
Editor:Ohio is one of the least protective states regarding animal care. Why does the Senate in Ohio refuse to realize this?It is a known...
The farm bill gamble could be costly
A long, bitter year in the long, bitter Congressional session drifted into the campaign season with the U.S. House of Representatives unable or unwilling...
In sickness and health
There is a common misconception that women are stalwart in sickness while men take to bed with even a minor case of the sniffles....
Check your fall pasture to-do list
It seems there are never enough days in the fall of the year to accomplish all the things I want/need to do. Daylight hours...
Small and mighty, Amos the calf is beating odds
CANONSBURG, Pa. -- It's not uncommon for a calf to be born prematurely -- especially when it's a twin. But one Washington County calf...
Mercer Co. farmers file contempt of court against ODNR over delays
CELINA, Ohio -- Legal counsel representing farmers whose land has been flooded as a result of a dam built in 1997 at Grand Lake...
Drought-related tax deferral opportunity
WASHINGTON -- Farmers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought, like the drought currently affecting much of the nation, have an extended...
$610,000 for agricultural and farmland protection plans in N.Y.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine recently announced $610,781 in funding to help 20 municipalities (12 towns and eight...
Fatally scorched calf has northeast Ohio community speaking out
Authorities are looking for information regarding abuse to a young calf that left it severely burned and in need of euthanasia.
Ohio Green Energy Tour
CANTON, Ohio -- Green Energy Ohio joins the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society and hundreds of solar-savvy installers and grassroots organizations throughout America to...
