Recently, 58 members of the House of Representatives who wrote FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, urging the agency to quickly finish and act upon its examination of how to enforce regulations defining what may be labeled a dairy product.“The deception caused by...
Twenty-one farm and ranch groups representing millions of U.S. farmers and ranchers are launching Farmers for a Sustainable Future (FSF), a coalition committed to environmental and economic sustainability. This coalition will serve as a primary resource for lawmakers...
United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) continues to collect responses to the 2019 Organic Survey and the 2019 Census of Horticultural Specialties, both once-every-five-year special studies to the 2017 Census of...
February 20, 2020 -- No real significant changes today, particularly in the short haul. We are dry and sunny today through early Sunday. TEmps will be chilly today, but will moderate the next 3 days...
By Matthew WildeProgressive Farmer Associate EditorStraight-line winds that reached 90 miles per hour ripped off a large portion of the roof of Blake Reynolds’ farm shop on June 28, 2018.The 32-year-old Indianola, Iowa, farmer and agribusiness owner was starting to...
By Elizabeth WilliamsDTN Special CorrespondentINDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) — Tax breaks commonly used by farmers and ranchers also tend to raise red flags with the Internal Revenue Service, increasing the likelihood of an audit.?In general, tax returns with enormous losses...
By Matt ReeseWhen coyote predation becomes a problem for a livestock operation, it can be a major issue that requires extensive measures to address. For this reason, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife proposal to designated coyotes as...
By Brian E. Ravencraft, CPA, CGMA, Partner at Holbrook & Manter, CPAsI know it’s hard to believe since most of us wouldn’t even think about stealing from others, but, sadly, fraud and employee fraud continue to be on the rise. It appears that fraud is the “new...
Chef Kyle Bulfer of Faurecia INC, Columbus, Ind., earned top honors at the Ohio Pork Council’s Taste of Elegance Chef Competition and Legislative Reception, where he was awarded the coveted Chef Par Excellence award and the People’s Choice award. Bulfer served edamame...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) encourages people and groups wanting to restore and protect critical wetlands to consider enrolling their property into conservation easements.This year, NRCS will invest in technical...
