There are some things that are just meant to go together. Where would peanut butter be without jelly? Where would chicken be without dumplings? Where would peas be without carrots?
Ohio Farm Bureau meeting focuses on water and taxes
Water quality, taxes and the importance of agriculture at The Ohio State University were some of the actionable topics for at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s (OFBF) 96th annual meeting this month. They also set policy on combating rural drugs, and dealing with Ohio’s energy issues.
Good: Expect ‘normal’ corn prices again, in near future
King Corn will be dethroned again by soybeans in 2015, reflecting a shift in profitability between the two staple crops that will extend into a rare second year.
One cow owner’s shameful secret sin of raising sheep
I’ve thought long and hard about the announcement I’m about to make, and with my wife standing at my side the right time has come before some unscrupulous journalist finds out about my big secret and broadcasts it to the world.
Public tends to learn to trust farmers after visits to farms
“They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
Apparently those words ring true among those who have visited the farm in the last few years through the Breakfast on the Farm events held in Michigan.
Illinois already seeing benefits in selling ag products to Cuba
If President Barack Obama is successful in easing longstanding trade sanctions against Cuba, there could be a benefit for farmers in the United States, especially in the Midwest and South, from selling more food to a country where agriculture is known more for sugar and tobacco.
Even as agriculture groups applauded U.S. Senate approval of tax extenders popular with farms and small businesses, they called on Congress to enact the tax breaks for longer than just 2014.
