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Ohio Department of Agriculture to Assist Farmers Markets with Advertising Costs

Published Sep. 2, 2010

Ohio farmers markets can now apply for their share of $25,000 in cost-share advertising reimbursement for the 2011-2012 market season through the Ohio Department of Agriculture using funds from Ohio’s Rural Rehabilitation Program.

CCAs Can Earn Continuing Education Credits at Farm Science Review

Published Sep. 2, 2010

The Certified Crop Adviser program at Ohio State University’s Farm Science Review is one way crop consultants can receive their yearly complement of continuing education credits.

Corn, Soybean Cash Premiums Widen as U.S. Inventories Tighten

Published Sep. 2, 2010

The immediate supply has dwindled because farmers have stopped selling” as hot, dry weather in the past month may have damaged crops that have yet to be harvested, said Scott Stoller, a grain merchandiser for Michlig Agricenter

USDA Sees Rise in Farm Exports

Published Sep. 2, 2010

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, with a nod toward the drought that has knocked Russian wheat farmers from the export market, said Tuesday it expects U.S. agricultural exports to increase 5.1% to $113 billion in the federal fiscal year ending in September 2011.

Investigation Broadens in Egg Recall

Published Sep. 2, 2010

The criminal division of the Food and Drug Administration and the Justice Department have joined the probe of the Iowa farm at the heart of the recent egg recall linked to an outbreak of salmonella, according to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg.

Tradition ends: No Michigan state fair this year

Published Sep. 1, 2010

Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm canceled the fair, saying debt-ridden Michigan could no longer afford to subsidize it. Granholm's decision makes Michigan the only Midwestern state and one of few nationwide without a state fair.

Official: Animal-video group hasn't joined rules review

Published Sep. 1, 2010

"This board has been meeting for months, and we've never heard from them," Boggs said. "For them to complain about the slowness of the process when they haven't been part of the process is a little bit disconcerting."

Animal group wants all veal farms banned

Published Sep. 1, 2010

The animal welfare group that released a hidden video of an Apple Creek farm said it would like to see all veal operations banned, not just those using the crate systems currently allowed in Ohio.

USDA Hikes Farm Income and Export Forecast

Published Sep. 1, 2010

After a 20% drop in 2009, farm earnings are on the rise. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said agriculture is the one sector of the US economy that is showing a rebound,

Group: Video shows veal cruelty at Wayne farm

Published Aug. 31, 2010

Mercy for Animals said the clip was taken by one of its undercover investigators during a tour of Buckeye Veal. Raw footage released Monday showed calves chained in veal crates, a currently legal means of raising the livestock in Ohio