Yearly Archives: 2015
Birding by ear before the world wakes up
Wood thrushes returned the last week in April, so I know spring has officially arrived.
Big food dishes out more baloney
Does Sysco have too big of a market influence?
Your boat’s oil can help reveal various issues
Wouldn't it be great if we could measure the health of our boat motors so easily? Indeed, we can.
Ask FSA Andy about filing your AD-1026 form
Changes mandated through the 2014 Farm Bill require producers to have a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification (AD-1026) on file.
Cunningham named to National 4-H Hall of Fame
Clarence Cunningham is an Ohio 4-H Foundation board member and alum of The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
Important crop insurance deadline nears for Ohio and Indiana producers
Producers need to certify conservation compliance by June 1.
USDA proposes changes to improve veal calf handling
Unlike adult cattle, veal calves that regain the ability to walk after being warmed or rested may enter the food supply.
CAUV still not perfect: Farm Bureau offers new proposal to improve farmland tax
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has proposed two changes to the Ohio Department of Taxation aimed at more accurately reflecting farm property valuations, as well as encouraging more conservation practices.
Market Monitor: Good planting progress, bad prices
The nation as a whole is now at 75 percent planted, versus an average of 57 percent. We added 20 percent last week in the country, and were only 55 percent planted.
Planting 2015: Scattered rain showers slow some, but significant field progress overall
Mostly dry week makes for considerable progress in the fields.
