Monthly Archives: January 2013
Ohio Fair Managers induct four into hall of fame
COLUMBUS — Four new members were inducted into the Ohio Fair Managers Association Hall of Fame during the 88th Annual Ohio Fairs Annual Convention...
Survey: Horses are a $23.4 billion industry in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky is home to 242,400 horses and the total value of the state's equine and equine-related assets is estimated at $23.4...
Farm Service Agency announces program updates
WASHINGTON -- The USDA's Farm Service Agency reminds producers that the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the authorization of the Food, Conservation,...
USDA to start MILC payments Feb. 5
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency will issue payments to dairy farmers enrolled in the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program for the September 2012 marketings, beginning Feb. 5.
Let’s do lunch — and snacks
That screaming sound you heard should not alarm anyone but me and my pants. After a really successful 2013 where I ate healthier than...
Utica and Marcellus shale: Landowners seek court ruling on the legality of holding land
Two Jefferson County landowners are seeking a summary judgment in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, on a joint lawsuit they filed last year against the Hess Energy Corporation.
DFA to pay $158.6 million in antitrust settlement
The milk marketing co-op reached a deal on the eve the lawsuit alleging price fixing was set to begin at trial.
Grain market steady by jerks
Current U.S. grain market movement is in a trading range, and no progress is being made.
Stark County couple, Kris and Becky Vincent, receives top award from Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
Kris and Becky Vincent, of East Canton, Ohio, received this year's Industry Excellence Award from the Ohio Cattlemen's Association.
OSU researchers working to increase blackberry and raspberry production
Researchers with Ohio State University Extension are in the midst of a multi-year project studying alternative planting methods to help Ohio growers increase the production of two small, increasingly popular fruits that many health experts hail as "superfoods."
