NFMS exhibitor’s homemade pork rinds sell like hotcakes
Sarah Brooks knew her customers at Campbellsville Café and General Store liked her homemade pork rinds, and she knew from experience the crowd at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) were farmers, like her family.
Roads-fix proposal would raise Michigan gas prices
Several former state officials in Michigan are proposing a new, beefed-up road tax to meet a need they say has been lacking so far – the effort is from the Michigan Consensus Policy Project, a new group spearheaded by former state Senate majority leaders Ken Sikkema, a Republican, and Bob Emerson, a Democrat.
Lancet report calling for less red meat, dairy upsets some ag groups
Some agriculture groups are lambasting a new study from The Lancet, a leading medical journal, which suggests red meat and dairy should be greatly reduced to protect both individuals and the environment.
Interest growing in hemp, but farmer urges proceeding slow
Many U.S. farmers may soon have a new option for diversification. With passage of the 2018 farm bill, hemp production is being revived after 80-plus years of prohibition.
Proper finances and keeping things small better for specialty producers
Setting annual crops like corn, wheat and soybeans aside, attendees at this month’s Southern Ohio Specialty Crop Conference in Loveland honed in on the idea of adding peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots or pumpkins to their farms.
