Tag: food safety
Upcoming webinars to focus on food safety, determining prices and hiring
PENINSULA, Ohio — Countryside Conservancy announces the next webinars in the two-year long monthly series aimed at specialty crop growers.
“Ten Steps to Food Safety”...
OPGMA Congress: Ohio Produce Marketing Agreement still gaining support
Ohio produce growers could be just a few months away from having a new state-specific produce marketing agreement.
FDA approves Pulmotil and Rumensin combo
GREENFIELD, Ind. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination feeding of Pulmotil, an in-feed bovine respiratory disease (BRD)...
Bigger programs, bigger boondoggles
In mid-June, the best guessers on Capitol Hill handicapped a probable 2012 Farm bill this way: either the Senate passes its version by the...
Urban and rural: Congresswoman takes time to hear from both sides
BURTON, Ohio — Connecting the urban side and the rural side of the farm bill isn’t going to be easy. Throw in the differing...
Vilsack: Ag research and education key to prosperity and security
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Investment in agricultural research doesn’t benefit just the 2 percent of the population involved in farming. It’s a matter of...
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy about NAP assistance and crop...
Hello Again!I was asked the other day why farmers talk about the weather. Guessing it goes back to that it is the one variable...
MarketReady workshop offered by Allegheny County Extension
PITTSBURGH — Inaugural Pa. MarketReady workshops will be offered this spring in western Pennsylvania.A first session, highlighting local food sales to restaurants, will be...
Premiums for quality beef continue to climb as packers seek cattle
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. — Beef feeders can look for continued payment of quality-grid premiums from packing plants, said a University of Missouri Extension economist....
Pa. Ag Secretary George Greig tours Brunton Dairy and gives it...
Brunton Dairy, a family-owned dairy farm and processor in Aliquippa, Pa., hosted Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary George Greig and Pa. State Senator Elder Vogel Jr. March 23.
