Swapping seeds? There’s a law for that
When the Joseph T. Simpson Library in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, decided to launch a seed library on Earth Day 2014, the group’s promotion efforts ran headlong into the state’s seed law.
USDA gives nonbrowning apples the green light
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has deregulated two apple varieties genetically engineered to resist browning.
EPA release of farmers’ information still embroiled in court battle
U.S. District Court dismissed farmer objections Jan. 27, but pork producers and AFBF file appeal.
Ohio budget: Shale gas industry may feel hit if governor’s severance tax enacted
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is proposing cuts in the state income tax in his next budget, but that could mean an increase in the severance tax, sales tax and cigarette taxes.
Ohio tax advisory group to discuss CAUV changes March 5
Ohio Tax Commissioner Joe Testa’s agricultural advisory committee will meet March 5, with CAUV as the primary agenda item.
Tri-State Beef processing plant coming to Gallia County
Impacts of the proposed Tri-State Beef processing facility planned in southern Ohio will be felt beyond the state lines.
Beef producers dig deeper into DNA
Breeders say DNA testing can now extract information from a bull only a few weeks old that in the past would have taken 10 calves sire to determine.
Meigs County men plead guilty to crop insurance fraud
Meigs County men await sentencing for conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Pa. dairy industry teams with food bank to get milk to those who need...
An innovative food bank milk distribution program, spearheaded by the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, got an assist during this year's Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Opting out: Farm bill exempts more organic farmers from checkoffs
A proposed rule change announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dec. 15 would expand an exemption from national research and promotion check off orders to include 95 percent organic farmers, handlers, marketers and importers — otherwise known as “primary organic” operations.
