COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – About 30 cattle died in Colorado last month after ingesting high levels of nitrates on a rancher’s property near Schriever Air Force Base, a veterinarian said.
Full Ohio county fairs still in limbo for 2021 as DeWine vetoes SB 375
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the time being, Ohio county fairs are on hold for 2021. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a bill from the Ohio legislature targeting the state health department’s ability to respond to a pandemic. His latest veto (of Senate Bill 375) rejected a bill which sought to void a health order limiting activity at Ohio county fairs. Senate Bill 375 would have voided the previous public health order that restricted Ohio fairs to junior fairs only.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Owners of a seventh-generation family country store and orchard shared their tips for surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, businesswise, during the recent Illinois Specialty Crops Conference. Chris and Angie Eckert, owners-operators of Eckert’s Country Store and Orchard in metropolitan St. Louis said their farm – where Eckerts have grown apples for more than a century – persevered and in many ways flourished by being adaptable to pandemic restrictions and consumer preferences.
USDA lowers 2020 production numbers and ending stocks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, market analysts sifted through several USDA crop reports, which included some lowered numbers for 2020 production. Ending stocks for corn, soybeans and wheat were also reduced from December estimates.
LEMMON, S.D. (AP) — A grass fire in far southeastern North Dakota has consumed 20,000 acres, forcing farmers and ranchers to evacuate and leaving two firefighters hurt.
