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Farmers and the immigration bill

Tina Murdock — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:02:12 +0000

If the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill is approved by Congress, what affect will it have on Ohio farmers? Now first, let’s be clear about this. I have no idea if this legislation is ever going to be approved by the Senate and House. So any impact it might or might not have on the farmers [...]

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Pointing fingers at farmers

Tina Murdock — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:59:38 +0000

By GARY BROCK gbrock@civitasmedia.com Ohio’s farmers are frustrated. Not only do they have to face — every day — the “normal” challenges of being farmers, they must also face wave after wave of changes, regulations, new paperwork and new expenses coming from Columbus and Washington. While I have no doubt that some of these new [...]

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From America to China - With Love

Tina Murdock — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:23:38 +0000

By Gary Brock gbrock@civitasmedia.com No one is really sure how much Ohio corn, wheat, soybeans, dairy and meat products end up in China. But it is a safe bet that more will go there this year than went there in 2012. And more Ohio farm products will go to China in 2014 than this year. [...]

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Water quality concerns impacting farmers

Tina Murdock — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:51:13 +0000

By Gary Brock It may seem like a broken record, but once again Ohio farmers seem to be under the gun of state and federal regulators who see the “business of farming” as needing additional controls and mandates. First, I will not suggest that some, or even many, of these recommendations and changes are not [...]

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Rich Soil Reaps Rewards In Ohio

Tina Murdock — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:45:29 +0000

By GARY BROCK gbrock@recordherald.com How much is your farm land worth? The answer to that question is usually pretty easy. A farmer can call his County Auditor’s Office and get the latest appraised value of his land, and he can also contact a local realtor to determine his land’s market value, or sale price. A [...]

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Will ‘13 be lucky or unlucky for Ohio farmers

Gary Brock — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:11:15 +0000

By GARY BROCK gbrock@recordherald.com With just a few weeks to go before the end of the year, Ohio’s farmers can breathe a sign of relief that 2012 will soon be over and their attention can turn to 2013. In fairness to 2012, most farmers are now saying that, while the extended drought this past summer [...]

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No ‘down time’ for farmers

Tina Murdock — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 04:18:36 +0000

By GARY BROCK gbrock@recordherald.com “So,” people who don’t know what the life of a farmer is really like may ask, “what do farmers do during the winter between fall harvest and spring planting? Long vacation? Winter job? Catch up on TV?” The truth, of course, is that the life of a farmer doesn’t end after [...]

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Farm Science Review showcases the future of farming

Tina Murdock — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:21:17 +0000

Today, American farmers feed not only American consumers, but the hungry people of the world. Will we be able to say that in 50 years? That was the question on the minds of many people at the 50th annual Farm Science Review near London in mid-September. Today, the world is six billion people. There may [...]

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Farmers must be proactive on laws

Tina Murdock — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:49:49 +0000

How organic is organic? Is my livestock meeting everyone’s standards for humane treatment? Are the water quality standards being kept? What about the manure? Is the nitrogen level in the soil OK? Did I fill out all those EPA forms and annual reports? How much is gas today? Is it ever going to rain? [...]

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Hot Parched Summer

Tina Murdock — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:32:01 +0000

Ohio still feeling effects of drought after the rains It was the last thing farmers in Ohio — or the nation for that matter — needed this year. We are awash in a hot, parched summer. More than half of the United States is feeling some level of drought. And it is hitting home right [...]

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Field Day focuses on corn, fun

Tina Murdock — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:12:23 +0000

By GARY BROCK gbrock@acresmidwest.com The corn should be nearly as high as an elephant’s eye by Aug. 14, when the Southern Ohio Corn Growers Association holds its annual Field Day at the Fayette County Airport. The event is free and open to the public, running from 9 a.m. to “at least” 2 p.m., according to [...]

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Hello. Welcome to ACRES

Rob Treynor — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:30:35 +0000

It started as a seed of an idea by Ohio Community Media group publisher Pam Stricker. Last December, all of our newspapers under her leadership met to discuss this idea — a monthly farming and agriculture publication aimed at the farmers and those who serve their needs in our southern Ohio region. It would be [...]

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