- - http://www.buckeyeag.com - Ohio's Voice for Agriculture en-us © 2010 ABN - AdVance Commnunications Thu, Mar 11, 2010 13:31:12 MST 5 - - http://www.buckeyeag.com/index.php - http://www.buckeyeag.com/media/ohio_icon.gif 30 33 - Ohio's Voice for Agriculture - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100311060433880 - A recent decision by USDA to scrap a national animal identification system could seriously hinder U.S. veterinarians' ability to track diseased animals and prevent the spread of those diseases. Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association, says - by having an animal ID program in place, we can more quickly contain and eliminate disease. According to DeHaven - doing so not only minimizes economic impact, but by minimizing the number of animals affected, we reduce animal suffering. 03/11/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100311060222636 - Farmers affected by weather-related disasters are one step closer to receiving relief, after the U.S. Senate approved by a vote of 62 to 36 a disaster package as part of the Tax Extenders Act of 2009. Senate Ag Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln says - we cannot afford to see our farmers forced out of business because of weather conditions out of their control. This will provide the relief producers need to stay in business. 03/11/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100310061112114 - For the 64th year, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s county presidents are visiting Washington, D.C. to discuss agricultural issues with their lawmakers on Capitol Hill. 03/10/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100309055742098 - On Monday, Senator George Voinovich held what would be his final Ag Forum, hosting leaders from various aspects of Ohio agriculture to discuss issues that are important to their respective industries. 03/09/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100308125317601 - The 25X’25 program reports that an EPA decision on whether to raise the E10 blend level to E15 should not be expected before the end of the summer. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson says the Department of Energy is scheduled to finish testing on how the fuel will affect automobile engines by April or May. EPA will base its blend level decision on those results. 03/08/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100308125102922 - Brace yourself for what might be a huge food recall. Officials at the Food and Drug Administration believe the public health risk is low, and no one is known to have fallen ill as a result of the contamination. But, manufacturers voluntarily recalled 56 products last week, and that number is expected to balloon in the coming weeks into what could be one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history. Michael Hansen, senior scientist at Consumers Union says - over 10-thousand products – eventually could be affected. 03/08/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100305065123246 - When you get Ag Leaders from all aspects of agriculture it makes for a great opportunity to recap a very bountiful 2009 harvest and to look ahead to determine how to make 2010's growing season and seasons beyond even better. That is exactly what Commodity Classic is doing this week in Aneheim, California. Of course, that gives The ABN's Andy Vance and Lindsay Hill plenty of topics to cover with plenty of producers from National and State commondity groups from the corn, soybean and wheat sectors. 03/05/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100305063230156 - The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed scheme to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act is - economically harmful, legally suspect and environmentally indefensible. That’s the view of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Therefore, AFBF is urging House members to support a bipartisan resolution to disapprove EPA’s greenhouse gas proposal. 03/05/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100305063135199 - Word out of Russia indicates it will gradually lift its import bans on shipments of pork from U.S. plants. This announcement follows an agreement by Washington to observe Russian food safety rules. 03/05/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100302132224886 - Soybean and Wheat Growers take over Anaheim, California this week as they attend Commodity Classic. This annual event features cutting-edge information, a one-of-a-kind trade show and more. The ABN's Lindsay Hill and Andy Vance join members of commodity groups on the National and State levels at this premier event. 03/02/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100302090303233 - It’s been almost three weeks since China placed tariffs of up to 105.4 percent on U.S. chicken imports. As a result, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council reports that market has dried up. Companies have less than three weeks to appeal China’s decision. USAPEEC spokesman Toby Moore told Meatingplace - it makes it not feasible to ship there. We're out of the market, period. 03/02/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100302085912819 - We are hearing that Senator Lindsey Graham has declared – cap-and-trade is dead. Graham and Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman are engaged in a radical behind-the-scenes overhaul of climate legislation. The trio plan to introduce new legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. 03/02/2010 - http://www.buckeyeag.com/article.php?aid=20100225084420537 - Last week, Ada hosted The Conservation and Tillage Conference at Ohio Nothern University. This year's two-day event featured 66 presentations, over 10 hours of Nutrient Management, 5 hours of Soil and Water and the new addition of Certified Livestock Manager Training. 02/25/2010