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New farm machinery cautioni signs planned
Farm machinery caution signs are being installed on Hancock County and township roads. The Hancock County Farm Bureau recently purchased 75 diamond-shaped signs with the message, "Caution-Farm Machinery."
Nationwide reports profitable first quarter
Weather-related claims totaled $263 million in the quarter, up $62 million from the first quarter of 2012. Nationwide said the increase stemmed largely from a storm in March in the Southeast that included hail the size of softballs.
Livestock rules threatened by HSUS
Careful reading of the press release gives the real purpose of HSUS which is: "refining our dietary choices by switching to products that meet higher welfare standards; reducing our consumption of animal products; and replacing animal products in the diet with plant-based options."
Legislators’ fix for Ohio deer season is rejected
The change would have added two days of open gun and bow hunting in early January, followed by three days of muzzleloader-only hunting. Members of the Ohio Wildlife Council, which approves Ohio Department of Natural Resources changes, bucked the measure in a 4-3 vote.
Legislation Would Push FDA To Investigate Antibiotic Use In Farm Animals
The bipartisan Antimicrobial Data Collection Act, introduced this morning by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (New York), Dianne Feinstein (California), and Susan Collins (Maine), calls for “increased data collection by the FDA, enhanced transparency and public awareness of antimicrobial drug use in agriculture and strengthened FDA accountability regarding unsafe antimicrobial drug use.”