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Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program 2010 application period opens Ohio farmers who want to preserve their farmland through the Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program can now find the 2010 application on the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Web site. The applications are used by the department to evaluate and purchase agricultural easements to preserve ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

Ohio sheep and lamb numbers down two percent from 2009 The number of sheep and lambs on Ohio farms on Jan. 1, totaled 128,000 head, down two percent from the 2009 estimate. Total breeding sheep inventory at 103,000 head, is up three percent from the previous year. Ewee one year old and older are estimated at 81,000 head, up 4,000 head from last year. R ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

New website helps consumers find eco-friendly bioproducts OSC launches www.soyinside.org The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and the soybean checkoff are helping consumers "go green" by creating a new website -- www.soyinside.org, that offers information about bioproducts made from agriculturally derived, renewable resources such as soybeans. Soyinside.org is an easy to use, interactive o ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

Cattle and calves number unchanged from last year The number of cattle and calves in Ohio on Jan. 1, was estimated at 1.28 million head, unchanged from last year, Beef cows, at 288,000 head, were down five percent, and milk cows, at 272,000 head, were down one percent from last year. Ohio's beef replacement heifers were down 5,000 head and dairy ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

To manage fallout from NASS corn crop estimate, GMP pros suggest options The recent corn price dip of 50 cents to 60 cents per bu. is on the minds of grain growers at National Farmers' annual farm business meeting held Jan. 18-21 in Coralville, IA. But National Farmers Grain Marketing Plus Grain analyst Pete Lorenz said producers can capitalize on marketing strategies ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

Wyandot County news Losing weight and keeping it off By Julie Shertzer, OSU EXTENSION I've never had much luck at losing weight and keeping it off. I read something about how increasing my metabolism might help. What are some ways I can do this? Your metabolism can affect how much you weigh, especially over time. To increase it, the best thing ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

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