Yearly Archives: 2012
In a disaster-designated area? Apply for emergency loss loan
Hello again!Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack designated 83 counties in Ohio as primary agricultural natural disaster areas and five counties in Ohio as contiguous...
Having a beef with Ohio’s checkoff, where cattle will vote … sort of
According to Chicago legend, a tombstone somewhere in the city reads: "John Smith, Born 1934, Died 1981, Voted 1984, 1988, 1992". What makes the...
Political ads? We tune out the opposition
COLUMBUS -- A recent study examined people's bodily responses while watching presidential campaign ads -- and discovered another way that people avoid political information...
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection Announces natural gas vehicle seminar
HARRISBURG -- The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a natural gas vehicle seminar Friday, Sept. 21, at the Community College of Allegheny County,...
“Top 10 down on the farm” Music videos picked by farms, revealed by Farm...
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Who better to host GAC’s Top 10 Down on the Farm (September 20, 9:00 p.m./ET) videos than actual farmers? When they’re...
Farm bill most likely to expire
The proposed farm bill was the feature discussion at an opening session of the 50th Ohio Farm Science Review, where a burst of rainy weather stood in stark contrast to the drought that plagued most of this year.
Michigan hospital hires its own farmer
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital has hired a resident farmer to grow organic produce for patients in its new greenhouse,...
Farm Kings: Reality TV comes to a Pennsylvania farm to see real drama
VALENCIA, Pa. — Lights. Camera. Action. That’s what happens when actors and actresses are trying to create a movie. But what happens when you turn the...
White-tailed deer in Ohio impacted by deer disease
AKRON -- State wildlife and animal health officials have confirmed localized outbreaks of a common white-tailed deer disease in eight Ohio counties including Ashtabula,...
White House honors 11 people for food security work in U.S and globally
WASHINGTON -- Recently the White House welcomed 11 Champions of Change who have committed themselves to strengthening food security in the U.S. and around...
