Small farms need targeted research and aid, study says
A Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences report urges the Agriculture Department to boost research extension and education aimed at helping small family farms raise incomes. It backs $25 million in federal funding and calls for policies that support low income farmers without boosting overall food supply.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Joint
Council On Food and Agricultural Sciences
Congress
United States
Allan Johnson
R.J. Hildreth
the Farm Foundation
C.A. Williams
Alabama A and M University
Custom no till planting offered in Lorain County area
Farmers can try no till planting for corn and soybeans without owning a planter. Planters, tractors, and operators will be supplied by local dealers for 17.50 per acre, minimum 15 acres, with no till rows of 30 and 36 to 40 inches available. service paid to the planting company.
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Lorain County
Bob Brill
Agronomy
Lorain
Brill
Lorain County Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Three area boys earn Future Farmers degree
David Conrad Robert Myers and Jon W Park earned the State Future Farmers of America Degree for the elite top two percent of members. Conrad from Keystone High School Myers from LaGrange and Park from Firelands High School excelled in livestock judging parliamentary procedure soil and other activities earning district and state honors. They will be recognized at the State FFA Convention April 25 and 26 at the Ohio State Fair grounds in Columbus.
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Jon Park
Firelands Ffa
Bogs
Dave Conrad
Rob Myers
Conrad
Mark Madere
John G. Kenney
Ohio
John Stackhouse
Firelands
Future Farmers of America
Firelands High School
Craig Norton
Stackhouse Farms
Wakeman
David Conrad
Robert Myers
Keystone High School
Jon W. Park
FFA
George Hyatt
Keystone
David
Clarence Conrad
Indian Hollow Road
Wellington
Future Teachers of America
Ski Club
Agricultural Technical Institute
National Curve Association
Wooster
Jon
Kenneth Park
Gore Orphanage Road
Farm Bureau
Lorain County
Miami University
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Columbus
Surviving the drought: the Hanes keep farming on 1700 acres
Darus and Bette Hanes run a 1700 acre cattle ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle while adding income from teaching and other work. They face high costs, low prices for wheat and cattle, and uncertain credit as they shift toward pork. Their kids help, and they cope with harsh conditions as they plan to own the land by 2015.
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Darus
Bette Hanes
Oklahoma Panhandle
Haneses
Hanes
Amarillo
Shan
Bette
Darys Hanes
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Butch Poling
Penfield Co-Op Farmers
Jim Poling
Steve Mandeville
Karen Simon
Steve Kiser
Dave Poling
Sheri Simon
Ed Albrecht
Mike Conrad
Doc Jackson
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Production Credit Association
Oberlin
Martha Wise
Ohio State School Board
Farm Bureau Board of Trustees
Lou Morlock
Board of
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Cooperative Extension Office
Lowell St
Jerry Long
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Robert
Gary Painter
Whitehead Road
LaGrange
General
Star Builders Ing Sinte Rovie
Amherst
Es Star
Kubota
Ates
Elyria
Jim Schaeffer
Belden
F. Grae ’ Farm
Pat Leimbach
Kipton Elevator Association PLC
John Deere
Alee
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