ATHENS — Whether you’re a home gardener or a production farmer, Georgia’s mild climate allows for a variety of fruits and vegetables to be grown throughout the entire year. However, with erratic weather events and broad temperature swings during the winter and early spring months, having a few cold protection resources on hand can help … Read more
The Teton Valley Food Pantry is hoping to honor one of its founders who recently passed away by staying dedicated to it’s core values, even in the face of rising demand. The pantry, currently residing at 481 N Main St., is now open five days a week to accommodate increased community needs. Staff and volunteers … Read more
Wisconsinite named to board Gail Klinkner, a dairy farmer from Liberty Pole, Wisconsin, was recently appointed to serve on the US Department of Agriculture’s National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. She will serve with 35 other dairy farmer-members representing 12 geographic regions within the United States as well as one importer representing dairy importers. Klinkner … Read more
I sometimes wake up in the morning thinking I don’t have much to do that day. By 8 or 9 am, I am flooded with last-minute issues or tasks that need to be tackled pretty quickly. Thinking about what the new year will bring to us is the same — for just a few minutes, … Read more
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Wisconsinite named to board Gail Klinkner, a dairy farmer from Liberty Pole, Wisconsin, was recently appointed to serve on the US Department of Agriculture’s National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. She will serve with 35 other dairy farmer-members representing 12 geographic regions within the United States as well as one importer representing dairy importers. Klinkner … Read more
Dairy product prices saw minor changes in the holiday-shortened week between Christmas and New Year’s but Tuesday’s GDT brought pressure on the market’s re-opening. After jumping 14.50 cents the previous week, the cheddar blocks climbed to $2.16 per pound last Thursday, the highest since Nov. 22, but closed the last Friday of 2022 at $2.1350, … Read more
The city and port of Sunnyside have agreed to spend $12 million developing infrastructure for a potential industrial park, including a renewable natural gas facility. Pacific Ag, an agricultural waste company, has proposed a 60-acre facility with anaerobic digesters that turn livestock and agricultural waste into renewable natural gas, or biomethane. The plant could have … Read more
There may be various interpretations of the phrase “on time.” Most of you know, because I have written about it many times, that one of the functions of our staff is to conduct monthly audits of milk dealers/processors to ensure that our dairy farmers are paid accurately and on time. An important discussion surrounding this … Read more
US Steel plans to lay off 244 workers at its Gary Works steel mill when it indefinitely idles its tin mill operations there, though it will relocate the workers it can to other jobs at the mill. The majority of the tin operations will be idled, US Steel Labor and Employee Relations Senior Director James … Read more