Illinois organizations helping ag among Farm Aid’s beneficiaries
The first Farm Aid fundraiser took place in Champaign, where singers Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp organized a concert in 1985. The purpose was to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and funds to keep farm families on the land.
Film and study highlight lack of understanding about GMO
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were first seen in laboratories more than 30 years ago, but the debate over whether they are benign to human health continues to rage despite hundreds of scientific studies concluding they are safe.
Paint Valley Farms wins OCA Seedstock Producer of Year
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — Paint Valley Farms (PVF) took home the Ohio Cattlemen’s Assoc. (OCA) Seedstock Producer of the Year award this year. The farm is owned and operated by Lee and Dawn Miller, their children Megan, Whitney, Grant and Derek, and herdsman Gretchen Straits.
Corps of Engineers preparing for new year’s runoff season
With current releases at Gavins Point in the Missouri River Basin increasing from 20,000 to 24,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) as of Jan. 8, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues preparing the Missouri River Mainstem System for the 2019 runoff season.
