Northern Indiana farm's old mint still survives brush fire
Guy Salisbury is too young to remember his great-grandfather putting mint from his field into a still and capturing the oil used for chewing gum and candy.
Ohio’s Great Tack Exchange draws from seven states for just five hours
Lauren Hughes of Parkersburg, W.Va., purchased a two-horse trailer from Kevin McKinney of Sardinia, Ohio. Delbert Green of Monticello, Ind., swapped a worn saddle for two pair of riding boots and miscellaneous bridle from Kevin Albers of Stanton, Mich.
Lessons + agriculture add up for winning Tennessee math teacher
Elementary math teacher Andy Roach is aware his discipline is not generally known for incorporating agriculture into its educational practices, but that doesn’t stop him.
Peoria hosts the 'alpacalypse' during show's grand nationals
A central Illinois city known more for mining equipment and corn and soybean farms played unlikely host to a large specialty animal agriculture event the weekend of March 23-25: The 2018 Alpaca Owners Assoc. (AOA) National Alpaca Show.
Indiana county proposes hike in setback, for wind turbines
A doubling of the setbacks for commercial wind turbines is proposed in Miami County, in response to a raft of complaints about a wind farm on the drawing board.
Pruitt, EPA under fire for RFS waivers to refineries
An investigation by Reuters charges that U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been giving preferential treatment to some of the nation’s largest oil refining companies. Recently, he was found to have granted Texas-based Andeavor hardship waivers on biofuel regulations.
China, dairy top talks at USDA stop at Clemons, in Michigan
Pork tariffs, the dairy crisis and labor issues were front and center as USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue took his third “Back to our Roots” tour into Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky last week.
Farm bill vet: 50/50 chance for measure to pass in this session
If tradition holds, the farm bill will be introduced in the U.S. House during the week of April 9. But unprecedented politics are creating an environment where Congress could break with tradition and in which a farm bill could again take longer than usual to finalize, according to Ferd Hoefner, senior strategic advisor at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
Farming is a physical occupation and back pain is common among farmers. Ohio State University Extension online published an Agribility Fact Sheet about farming and back pain and they state, “Farmers are required to do heavy lifting and a tremendous amount of walking, and utilize pushing/pulling to complete tasks. Back injuries can be chronic or short term. Once a back injury has occurred special consideration needs to be given to the spine, muscles and tendons to prevent a reoccurring injury. Common injuries to the back occur to the muscles, tendons or spinal column.”
