A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 22, 2015
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Mohawk FFA Chapter recently traveled to Harrisburg for three days at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The students paid for the...
Ohio creamery gets OK on label
Snowville Creamery produces minimum-heat pasteurized, non-homogenized milk and dairy products sourced from local grass-grazed cows can now label its products as coming from pastured cows fed only non-GMO feeds and forage.
Ohio Beef Expo gears up for 2015
This annual event, coordinated by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, includes breed sales, shows and displays, trade show and a highly competitive junior show.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Jan. 22, 2015
The Lone Rangers 4-H club held its monthly meeting Jan. 11.
New crop insurance option for specialty crop growers, diversified farms
The policy allows producers to insure between 50 to 85 percent of their whole farm revenue and makes crop insurance more affordable for producers, including fruit and vegetable growers and organic farmers and ranchers.
Half of U.S. dairymen enroll in new margin protection program
The voluntary program provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer.
Food safety expert to growers: ‘Keep calm and get prepared’
Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association holds sessions related to produce safety, marketing.
MIT researchers discover how rain gets its smell
Researchers used high-speed cameras to capture raindrops in slow motion.
Wilmington Area High School: Student raffles off hard work for baby’s bills
Ty Phillips said his goal all along is to raise as much money as possible to help his teacher with gas and hospital bills.
USDA’s rules for tracking cattle could be changing again
USDA's regulations on interstate livestock disease traceability have been beneficial since going into effect in March 2013. Implementing those regulations, according to some livestock facility managers, has been “a pain in the butt."
