Michigan considering net-pen aquaculture for state waters
So-called net-pen aquaculture may be a thing of the near future in Michigan. At least two commercial fisheries – Coldwater Fisheries, Inc. and Aquaculture Research Corp. – have inquired about the possibility of starting net-pen aquaculture operations in the state.
Don Villwock, a third-generation farmer from near Vincennes, will soon be getting back to raising the white corn he sells for use in making tortillas on more of a full-time basis.
County tourism office highlights Farm to Fork in homey ‘new’ HQ
Noble County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) officials have moved into a historic farmhouse they’ve been restoring, with plans to use it as the headquarters of their Farm to Fork program.
The USDA’s latest hog numbers are showing U.S. pork producers have been steadily rebounding from the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) that devastated the nation’s industry, according to farm market analysts, with the total U.S. inventory up 9 percent from June 2014.
Pork checkoff makes antibiotic changes under FDA’s feed rule
The pork checkoff in Des Moines recently changed the guidelines for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) June 3 issuance of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) rule on antibiotic use, set for U.S. livestock producers, veterinarians and feed providers to comply with by December 2016.
Methods for handling loss and moving forward in life
Everyone experiences myriad losses during a lifetime. Much of what I have learned about handling loss is from working with people professionally to help them through recovery.
Davis named interim director of Ohio State University extension
Greg Davis has been tapped to serve as interim director of The Ohio State University’s extension. Formerly extension’s assistant director overseeing community development, he was chosen to fill this vacancy on July 1.
Despite sharp increase, soybeans remain short of market expectations
Just looking at the USDA’s annual June Grain Stocks and Acreage reports last week might have led some to believe the futures market would stay still or drop – there are a record 85.1 million acres of soybeans estimated planted and stocks of soy, corn and wheat are all up sharply from June 2014.
