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Homestead Dairy is named 
‘21 Innovative Dairy Farmers 
PLYMOUTH, Ind. – Over the last few years, the owners of the family-run Homestead Dairy have added several technologies designed to give their cows more freedom and to allow for better monitoring of the animals. That effort was rewarded toward the end of last year when the dairy was named 2021 Innovative Dairy Farmers of the Year.
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Bison becoming increasingly attractive commodity for farmers 
HARTFORD, Ky. – Five years ago, Tyson Sanderfur was looking to expand on his family’s Ohio County farm. Already growing tobacco, grain, turkey and cattle, after doing his research, Sanderfur ended up adding bison to the mix. In 2015, he and a college friend purchased their first 15 head of bison from a seller in Pennsylvania. From that original 15, their bison herd has now grown to about 60
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Strong land prices seen at auctions; especially in Midwest
OMAHA, Neb. – What started out with better than expected sales prices at land auctions prior to fall harvest extended into very strong prices at some auctions during October and November, surprising many.
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Dairy has a place in a healthy diet: 3 times a day
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A healthy diet is important any time when it comes to preventing diseases, said Karen Bakies, RD LD FAND, and a staff member with the American Dairy Assocation Mideast.
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Veterinarian still making house calls after 50 years
LA PORTE, Ind. – He’s like an old-fashioned doctor making house calls but his patients are cows and other animals on farms.
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Ohio Black-owned farms exist, but numbers waning
XENIA, Ohio – According to the USDA Census of Agriculture released in 2017, there were 77,805 farms in Ohio’s 88 counties. Of that total, there were just 193 Black-owned farms in the state.
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Indiana applications for United Soybean Board open seat available until Feb. 28
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) seeks candidates for an open seat on the United Soybean Board (USB). Interested soybean farmers must submit an application to ISA by Feb. 28.
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OSU offers greenhouse management workshop
WOOSTER, Ohio –Plant response based environmental control is the focus of The Ohio State University’s annual greenhouse management workshop. It will take place Jan. 27-29 and will be a virtual conference because of the pandemic.
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Soybean farmers needed for the ISA board in 2021
INDIANAPOLIS —The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) seeks farmer leaders to join its 24-member board responsible for investing Indiana’s soybean checkoff funds each year in programs that develop new markets for Indiana soybeans, create value to the state’s soybean growers, engage producers in events and support farmer’s environmental, social and economic sustainability.
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Farmers looking to La Niña to predict what weather will be doing
AMES, Iowa – The current La Niña will affect long-term weather forecasts in 2021, with present soil moisture and snow conditions in the Midwest and the Appalachians also having a heavy effect on future forecasts, according to agricultural meteorologists.
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