League of Ohio Sportsmen names Zehler Conservationist of the Year
The League of Ohio Sportsmen this year bestowed its highest honor – the State Conservationist of the Year Award – on Ray Zehler, a member of the League’s Hamilton Chapter.
A coalition of Illinois business organizations, professional asso-ciations and farm groups have voiced concerns with impacts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) proposed changes to the regulations connected to the Clean Water Act.
Strong competition in Kentucky State Fair’s open dairy shows
The Kentucky Exposition Center rolled out the green shavings for the open dairy shows Aug. 16-17 at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville. Two days of solid shows kept the vision of the ideal dairy cow in the eye of visitors to the event.
Combating food insecurity helps farmers sell in Kentucky, as well
For the first time since the Farm to Food Banks bill was enacted in 2009, Kentucky’s 2014 General Assembly funded the legislation that takes surplus produce considered “seconds” and unsalable from state farmers and makes it available to food banks in the commonwealth.
Survey estimates Illinois county’s corn probable at 222-bushel yield
Soy Capital Ag Services’ annual McLean County corn yield estimate survey shows the 2014 crop will yield a record 222.6 bushels per acre there. But with grain prices low, 220 bushel-per-acre yields will likely not be bountiful enough to offset prices and return a profit to producers, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist Gary Schnitkey.
Citing a grave financial situation in Fleming County schools, Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday has placed the school system under state control and imposed a series of dramatic cuts to the 2014-15 school year budget.
Three major farm groups form Iowa Ag Water Alliance to raise awareness
In a concerted effort to increase farmer awareness of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (INRS) that was enacted to improve water quality throughout the state, officials from three major Iowa farm groups launched the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA).
Indiana board deciding if and how to restrict pesticide use
An Indiana committee charged with determining potential use restrictions for all pesticides in the state is studying new herbicide formulations from Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto Co.
