HB 162: Natural gas severance tax proposal seeks infrastructure funding
COLUMBUS — State Rep. Jack Cera, D-Bellaire, has introduced House Bill 162, a gas and oil severance tax plan that allocates much of the revenues collected for funding local governments and statewide...
View ArticleCAUV still not perfect: Farm Bureau offers new proposal to improve farmland tax
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has proposed two changes to the Ohio Department of Taxation aimed at more accurately reflecting farm property valuations, as well as encouraging more...
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Off the beaten path: ODNR Tree Farmer of the Year’s long road to becoming a...
SCIO, Ohio — At the time he purchased the 150-acre property in Harrison County, Ohio, that would become Sycamore Hill Tree Farm, Alan Walter didn’t plan on becoming a tree farmer. “I bought it as a...
View ArticleEconomist predicts bright future for oil- and gas-producing region
CANTON, Ohio — Of the myriad market forces that have brought about the recent drop of crude oil prices worldwide, shale has had the most impact. That’s the observation of American Petroleum Institute...
View ArticleBird flu threatens fair season
COLUMBUS — Poultry exhibits at several state and county fairs have been canceled this year in the wake of the largest-ever bird flu outbreak in the nation, affecting as many as 37 million birds in more...
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Learning from mistakes: Late-born calves lead to a year of hard-hit pastures
NEWCOMERSTOWN, Ohio — Harry Kenney, of Kenney Farms, took an interesting approach to addressing the topic of a May 28 Eastern Ohio Grazing Council pasture walk at the 150-acre Newcomerstown farm he...
View ArticleCAUVs decrease, tax bills may not
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Taxation released Current Agricultural Use Values reflecting a 17 percent decrease in the tax year 2014. But farm owners in the 24 counties undergoing triennial...
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Paulus Farms has been progressive for more than 40 years
WOODSFIELD, Ohio — The first tractor a member of the Paulus family bought — a 23 horsepower, 1952 model Allis-Chalmers — is still being put to limited use at Paulus Farms. “Most people wouldn’t think...
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Experiments and education: Stacy Farm finds strength in family and community
MARIETTA, Ohio — For the past two decades, the Stacy Family Farm has been both a family and a community affair. “Bill and I started a U-pick operation with strawberries 20 years ago,” Janet Stacy said....
View ArticleKent State Tusc. branch debuts agribusiness degree
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Up until this year, options for high school graduates in the eastern part of Ohio wanting to attend college to pursue a career in agriculture were limited — both by geography...
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