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Vertical farming: spreading quickly and coming to a community near you
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| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – If you don’t purchase your fruits and vegetables from a local farmers market, chances are those avocados, grapes or tomatoes you have in your refrigerator may have already logged many miles and long hours on some cold storage truck before eventually sitting idly in your local grocery store. That same produce will neither smell nor taste as fresh as fresh-picked produce. |
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| New bill would add 150-mile hauling exemption |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new bill proposed in the U.S. Senate late last month would provide U.S. agricultural producers much-needed flexibility for hauling livestock and perishable commodities. |
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| Eastern Equine Encephalitis shows up in Michigan’s U.P. |
| LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development(MDARD) announced early this month that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a deadly mosquito-borne disease, was found in Baraga County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. |
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Ohio ag community fundraiser helps injured farmer
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| OXFORD, Ohio – The ag community takes care of their own. On a gorgeous fall Saturday, 56 tractors headed out from Schwab’s Family Farm Market, in Oxford, for a 30-mile ride to Hueston Woods State Park and back. It was a benefit for Jason Beckner, who was critically injured in a truck/train collision on Aug. 6. |
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Conservation work continues across Mississippi River Basin
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| DES MOINES, Iowa – Conservation work is continuing across the Mississippi River Basin, according to Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig, co-chair of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force (GMHTF). |
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| Honey maker blames mosquito spraying for dead honey bees |
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is defending itself against claims by a honey maker blaming the spraying of mosquitoes for the death of half of his bees in the northwest part of the state. |
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| Understand oil and gas before signing fracking contract |
| ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio – Landowners in eastern Ohio, where gas and oil extraction – known as fracking – has been underway for about 10 years, should consider several factors before making decisions on royalty payments and leases for their properties, an Ohio State University extension educator said. |
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| China buying big; but the EU is going to take some time |
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney provided updates on the country’s trade status with several nations – including China – during a recent virtual roundtable discussion. |
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| Struvite studied as fertilizer alternative |
| STREATOR, Ill. - Researchers have acknowledged since as far back as 1976 that struvite —magnesium ammonium phosphate — utilized as a fertilizer encourages greater growth of grass, fruit and various crops compared with conventional fertilizers. Struvite was found to be especially suited for fertilizing turf grass, not only providing adequate nitrogen and phosphorus, but also magnesium, the vital element of chlorophyll, which is responsible for the green coloration of plants |
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| NCGA selects Ohio farmer as new Corn Board president |
| EDISON, Ohio – John Linder, of Edison, along with his brother, Mike, and wife, Cheryl, runs a fifth-generation farm raising corn, soybeans, soft red winter wheat and soybeans for seed in the central part of the state. |
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