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USDA Projects Bid Decrease in Ohio Corn Crop This Year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that Ohio’s corn crop will be down 34% compared with 2018. USDA statistician Cheryl Turner says that at 409 million bushels, it would be the state’s smallest crop since 2008. Low yields are being blamed on an excessively wet spring followed by moderate drought conditions… Read More
Farmer Fatigue: Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Tom Folz drives around on a sunny, August afternoon and surveys the thousands of acres of dark green, leafy soybean plants and tall stalks of corn he grows on his sprawling farm in Christian County, Kentucky. At 54, Folz has wispy, white hair matching his white mustache. It’s taken him several long work weeks to… Read More
Ohio State to Aid Farmers Needing Emotional, Financial Help
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University is creating a new way to help farmers dealing with the stress and strain of keeping their farms running. It’s called the Rural and Farm Stress Task Force. The university says the task force will help connect farmers with specialists who can help them learn more about keeping their businesses… Read More
USDA: Ohio has its Worst Weather-Prevented Planting Season
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers show Ohio farmers have been hit with the state’s worst weather-prevented planting season on record. The Columbus Dispatch reports the data released this week shows Ohio had the highest rate nationally of acreage on which insured farmers were prevented from planting because of weather. The data showed Ohio’s… Read More
To Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must Change
By: Rebecca Hersher | Allison Aubrey | NPR
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The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report by the United Nations panel on climate change.
Economists Say Trump Administration Is Overpaying Farmers For Trade Losses
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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The Trump administration has released details of a $16 billion plan to compensate farmers who’ve lost money as a result of the trade dispute with China. Some economists say it’s too generous.
Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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West Liberty University Professor Zachary Loughman has dedicated his professional life to crustaceans – specifically freshwater crayfish. He dips his hand into one of the water tanks at his laboratory near Wheeling, West Virginia, to pick up a teal crayfish the size of a dollar bill. “See the little guy dropping down? We caught mom… Read More
‘Like Quicksand’: Ohio Farmer Survives Soybean Entrapment
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sea of shifting soybean kernels had risen to Jay Butterfield’s knees inside a tall grain bin on his Ohio farm. “I knew I was in trouble then,” the 70-year-old said. “Because it’s just like being in quicksand or cement.” Sometimes a job becomes so routine and familiar that carelessness creeps… Read More
Critics Say USDA Plan To Move Federal Agencies Could Hurt Research Vital For Farmers
By: Frank Morris | NPR
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A plan to move USDA research groups out of Washington, D.C. has towns clamoring for high-paying jobs. But critics say it’s part of an effort to gut objective research and cut jobs at the two agencies.
A Growing Recovery: Food Service And Farming Jobs Provide A Path Out Of Addiction
By: Brittany Patterson | Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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This is the first story in an occasional series exploring the links between addiction recovery and a recovering economy. It’s lunch hour, and Cafe Appalachia is bustling. Located in South Charleston, West Virginia, the former church turned restaurant has a funky, yet calming vibe. Twinkle lights and mismatched dining room sets dot the space. For… Read More
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