Tag: agriculture
My tractor costs more than your Beemer
Farming is one of the few professions that requires such diligence and hard-headed shoulder-to-the wheel grit just to stay in business.
Living a good life at ‘home’
Writer and journalist Gene Logsdon was the "Contrary Farmer," an Ohio-based "cottage farmer" with 32 acres of trees, garden, a rotating collection of livestock, a patch of corn, and "about 593,455,780 weeds."
Pennsylvania officials collaborate on Chesapeake Bay watershed farm inspections
The Pennsylvania DEP and county conservation districts will conduct farm inspections in the Chesapeake Bay watershed as part of the “Bay Reboot” strategy.
Communication and confidence: Two themes shared at East Ohio Women...
Close to 150 women gathered for the third annual conference, which offered a chance for networking and farm business education.
Members support Trupointe and Sunrise co-ops merger
Co-Op members made their voices heard and voted in favor of a merger between two of the largest co-ops in western Ohio.
W. Va. Small Farm Conference hopes to stimulate farming rebirth
This year’s conference offered intensive sessions ranging from wholesale marketing and Farm to School programs to processing, food safety, branding and everything in between.
Around the web this week: Feb. 21
From wildflowers in Death Valley to bald eagles in Washington, D.C., here’s a recap of news from around the web this week.
This is what ‘feed the world’ looks like today in the...
We may still feed part of the world, but it’s more likely we’ll do it to honor a contract, not our conscience. This should not be news to anyone who has been paying attention.
Restored EPA funding to help Pennsylvania farmers meet watershed goals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has restored $3 million in program funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania officials say it’s time to reboot efforts for clean water
Strategy recognizes two goals for success: clean water and viable farms.
