Yearly Archives: 2006
One-time EQIP funding will help offset energy costs
SALEM, Ohio - EQIP participants who signed contracts in 2004 or before could get more money from the USDA.
Muskingum Watershed assessment talks continue
SALEM, Ohio - The issue of proposed assessment fees in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has been a hot topic in recent months, with watershed residents and leaders weighing in on both sides.
Black and white in cat and dog fight
I found myself playing referee yesterday, standing in the middle of a cat and dog fight. The scrappers were not a dog and a cat, as you might suspect, but two humans with strong opinions on canine and feline superiority.
Sleeping dog ignores market faults
For nearly a decade, the Packers and Stockyards Administration, the USDA watchdog to ensure competitive, fair livestock markets, has been little more than a sleeping dog, according to a devastating, 36-page report released by USDA's Office of Inspector General Jan.
Use nature for better soil and crops
The ninth annual Tri-State Conservation Tillage Conference was Jan. 24 at the Radisson Inn in West Middlesex, Pa.
The Eyes Have It
This paper runs some great articles on a wide variety of topics: nature, science, human interest, history, progress, and of course farm life.
One tough cookie can shake this addiction
The first Girl Scout cookie was sold on Nov. 11, 1932 by a troop in Philadelphia. The girls baked cookies for day nurseries as a community service project.
R-CALF USA talks trade challenges
DENVER - "The U.S. cattle industry is challenged by trade today like never before," said Dennis McDonald, an R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America member and former representative on the U.
New N recommendations for corn now online
COLUMBUS - Ohio's new economic-based nitrogen recommendations for corn are now available online. According to Ohio State crops specialist Robert Mullen, the recommendation model is for corn only; nitrogen recommendations for wheat and other crops have not been changed.
Farmers warned about taking on debt
MARSHALL, Mo. - Accelerating land prices, higher fuel and fertilizer costs and potential hikes in interest rates are some of reasons farmers are being cautioned to manage their farms more carefully than ever before.
