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NORTH OF GREENVILLE, Ohio: We have started harvesting - we’ve run some beans and some corn. The corn I would say would be a little better than we had first expected, but it’s still not good. We ran some of the best already, and the average is in the low 90s bushels per acre. That’s roughly half a crop. The test weight has been good. Moisture’s been about 22 percent. The corn we ran - the kernels were not uniform - kind of deformed. That’s why I was surprised the test weight was as good as it was. Beans, yield-wise, have been in the low- to mid30s, about 33-35. We’ve got anywhere from 3.1 to 3.9 planted, and what we’ve ran was all 3.1s. One problem we can note on the beans is that we have a lot of shatter loss, even before we get to the field. And then when we get out there and run the combine, the shatter loss has been real high.

By Heather Norton hjnorton@embarqmail.com

SOUTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY, Ind: We have run almost half of our corn acres and 10 percent of our bean acres on our farm southeast of Richmond, Ind. Haven’t gotten out of too many fields where we don’t have very high levels of fertility and organic matter due to our hog operation and dark soils. Corn average is above 160 so far but will drop considerably when we start onto some lighter soils on other farms - expecting these to average 120 - 130 giving us a 140 - 150 whole farm average. Have been running pretty hard to get corn in before any mold or grain quality issues worsen as our crop mainly goes to feed our livestock - thus moistures have probably averaged 23 percent on what we have harvested. Beans we ran two weeks ago averaged 65 bushel and later planted ones look even better so we feel good about that given the dry summer. Again, yields will surely drop once we get off the black stuff. Seeded cover crop after bean harvest and it has had a good chance to germinate and grow given the wet weather. Probably the worst crop I can ever remember in my 25 years - but we’ll take it considering the conditions this summer.

LEWISBURG, Ohio: We started earlier than normal. Corn yields are about 30-50 percent (of normal). The corn is drier than this time of year normally. It’s been so dry, that even an inch and a half of rain soaks right in, so fields are in pretty good shape. Fall wheat should have pretty good moisture to get in the ground; we’re looking to get that in soon. We hope to start beans at the end of this week. We’re hoping for 60 percent of normal yields. I’d guess 30-40 bu/acre, you hope for better than that, but being realistic. Double-crop beans looked good until it frosted the other night - that hurt them.

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Combines began appearing in fields in mid-September, and as expected, yields are down and field conditions vary widely. Producers have begun to get a truer picture of what damage the drought brought. “Corn is particularly poor in our area, and beans are pretty much normal,” said Butch Shiebla of Harvest Land Co-op in Hagerstown, Ind. “Quality seems to be ok right now.” As of the last week in September, Shiebla said the elevator had been getting in corn and beans for about 10 days before wet weather slowed things down. Moisture levels in the corn they had been getting were actually a little higher than normal, he reported. “It actually doesn’t seem to be wanting to dry down, probably because of the premature death of the plants,” Shiebla said.

WINCHESTER, Ind: We’re not going yet, but the neighbors running beans has been in the 20s (bushels per acre) to 35-40, most common. A couple guys have run some corn, and one field one of them couldn’t find an ear in it, and had to have the adjuster come out and he called it 1/2 bushel per acre. But I’ve seen some corn from the area that’s up to a decent number, if they had a rain in there. The highest I’ve heard so far in our area has been 80 (bushels per acre for corn). So, the corn is kind of a lost cause around here. The earlier planted beans are yielding lower than the later-maturing - (the later) are getting up to 40. They’re happy with that. If they planted 2.5 or 2.7 maturity, they got hurt.

Local orchards dealt another

TOUGH season Heather Norton hjnorton@embarqmail.com

what’s inside this month

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. - The apples are still piled high in their rustic wooden crates, enticing customers to bag some up to take home. But the buyers and the sellers are both aware this fall that instead of coming off trees a few yards away, those apples traveled hundreds of miles. “On the whole everybody’s been very nice, understanding,” said Shannan Hicks, who coowns Dougherty Orchards with her family outside of Cambridge City, Ind. “It’s been a hard year.” The Dougherty owners lost

all of their apple crop this spring when much warmerthan-normal temperatures accelerated the budding and blooming on the fruit trees, and then those blooms were killed by spring freezes. That’s a risk every spring, but the warmest March on record, according to the National Climatic Data Center, led to earlier blooming and therefore, greater damage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture apple crop forecast in August showed that the entire Midwest apple crop was hard hit, while Washington state’s large crop was expected to increase this season. The eastern U.S. crop was down, but not as severely as the

Midwest’s, where the USDA forecast was down 79 percent. “We’re buying from West Virginia for our apples this year,” Hicks said. “Down south they did not lose their apples.” Wesler Orchards & Farm Market in New Paris, Ohio, also lost their entire fruit tree crop this season. Ron Wesler said they bought apples to sell to keep their business in operation. Weslers has 40 acres of apple trees, as well as blueberries, peaches, strawberries, plums, cherries, black raspberries, and blackberries. “Most apple varieties are available just the volume is down and the price is quite high due to the demand,” Wesler

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said. “Our other cane crops survived the Spring freeze ok. Our grape crop was approximately 40 percent.” The loss this year is especially hard on eastern Indiana and western Ohio orchards because it comes after several rough seasons. Hicks said they lost 80 percent of the crop on their 100 acres of apples last year to hail damage, and in 2010 lost 50 percent to a freeze. “Two orchards south of us and one east of us have just closed down for the season,” she noted. “We just hope we can hold on for another year.” Another significant fruit crop loss from freeze occurred in 2007 across the Midwest,

Nitrate poisoning in livestock

Fall happenings

and according to the NCDC, resulted in billions in damage or costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports Indiana has approximately 4,000 acres of apples and ranks 15th in production in the United States. Ohio ranks 9th in the nation in apple production. Hicks said they do not sell their apples wholesale, but generate revenue from retail sales of apples, some pears and plums, and value-added products and attractions at their farm. Purchasing apples to have in their store essentially eliminates most profit from that source, so the other income

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2A ACRES of Western Ohio | October Issue

of Western Ohio Regional Publisher - Frank Beeson fbesson@ohcommedia Editor-in-Chief of Acres - Gary Brock gbrock@recordherald.com Acres of Western Ohio Editor - Christina Chalmers cchalmers@dailyadvocate.com Lead Designer - Ashley Fritz afritz@dailyadvocate.com The Register-Herald Editor - Eddie Mowen Jr. emowen@registerherald.com General Manager - Leslie Collins lcollins@registerherald.com Advertising Staff Darke County - Deb Less dless@dailyadvocate.com Preble County - Betsy Kemp bkemp@registerherald.com Classifieds Darke County - Mary Bevins mbevins @dailyadvocate.com Preble County - Billie Wood bwood@registerherald.com

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National 4-H week National 4-H week will take place the second week of October (October 7-13). National 4-H week is a time to honor and thank everything the program has to offer to the thousands who go through the program every year. During 2010, according to Statistical Report produced by The Ohio State University Extension, 317,286 youth participated in the Ohio 4-H program, with the help of 20,949 adult volunteers guiding youth along the way. What exactly is 4-H? 4-H is a youth development and leadership program, in which The Ohio State University Extension and their staff oversea, providing materials and guidelines to the 88 different counties in Ohio. 4-H has been defined as a community of young people across American who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. – Having been through the 4-H program and now an adult volunteer, I have been able to experience first-hand how beneficial 4-H can be to

a person. I often get asked two questions: why did you join 4-H in the first place?…Why do you continue to with it? Why did I join 4-H? Good question. I do not really know why. I remember when I was in third grade I attended an assembly at school and listened to the speaker talk about what 4-H was, and all the things you could do. As most who know me are aware, I have had rabbits for a very long time. I remember finding out you could show rabbits and that is what I think drew me into it. I of course, only being 8 at the time, had to ask my mom if I could join 4-H, which took a lot of convincing. But she let me. Which to this day I like to remind her of, because she herself became a part of the program a few years after I did, and just celebrated her 15th year as a 4-H advisor. And to think — if she would have said no….she would not have been able to do so. Why do I continue with 4-H? Well I just completed my 18th year with the Preble

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County 4-H program, 11 years as a member and seven as an advisor. It is really hard to believe that I have been around the program that long, but this is one thing I would not change for the world. I keep doing 4-H because, if it was not for 4-H, there is no way I would have been able to experience what I have. The impact it has made on myself and others around me is why I have stayed with it. Being a 4-H advisor, I have been able to make a difference in someone. One of my 4-H’ers and I spent basically all summer together working on her projects. I got to see first-hand how much impact one can have on someone’s life. While I was in 4-H, I was most known for my sewing projects, more so than rabbits. Throughout the 6 years I did sewing, I did eight different projects. I walked away with four State Fair Representative awards, a Kroger Outstanding of the Day trophy, and a few other honors. This year was the first year I was able to put my sewing skills back into 4-H. My 4-H’er and I tackled a sundress for her first sewing project. It was so great to watch her learn exactly how clothing is put together. I’ll never forget her asking me, “We need this many pieces for a dress?” During the fair this year, I was able to meet the rest of another 4-H’er’s’ family. This one in particular was a rabbit girl, and it was her first year showing them. She had won her showmanship age group and her dad come up to me and thanked me for all the hard work I have done, and how much he appreciated what I and the other advisors

in the club, have done for his daughter. …..Those two stories are why I keep doing what I do. What did 4-H do for me? Those who know me know I am not exactly a social butterfly. Through 4-H, I was able to overcome my fear of speaking in front of people, although it took a while. It was not until I hit high school that I was able to do so. When I became a camp counselor and a member of the Junior Fair Board and Food and Fashion Board, I learned it. I am actually one of two people in Preble County to win at State Fair in the public speaking contest last. Being able to speak publicly is not something you are born with, nor is it something one would learn overnight. When I first had to learn, it freaked me out, but thankfully, I took the opportunity to learn. In the career that I chose, talking to people is important. A few weeks back, my youngest sister Rachel and I were talking about the different things we have learned from 4-H that we have both been able to apply to our lives post-4-H. Many things came up, such as responsibility, leadership, time management, and patience. 4-H does something different for everyone. For me, I think the biggest thing I have been able to take away, besides public speaking, is more of a motto that one of my co-advisors, Amanda, and I have tried to instill in our kids’ minds: 4-H is one of those things where your success depends on my how much work you are willing to put into it. You do not do well by winging it – you do well by putting in the time and energy to learn your animals or your project. It is not an overnight thing, it takes years to get to where you want to be. So in honor of National 4H week – if you’re a current or past member of 4-H, sit down and think about what 4-H has done for you and/or what you want to get out of it. Ashley Fritz is the lead desiger of ACRES of Western Ohio. She is also a former 4-H member and current 4-H advisor in Preble County.

Left, is myself also competeing at The Ohio State Fair, for public speaking. Right, is also myself competing at The Ohio State Fair for Creative Costumes.

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Feeding the

world By Gary Brock gbrock@recordherald.com

Today, American farmers feed not only American consumers, but the hungry people of the world. Will we be able to say that in 50 years? That was the question on the minds of many people at the 50th annual Farm Science Review near London

in mid-September. Today, the world is six billion people. There may be nine billion or more in 50 years. Will the American farmer be capable of feeding that many people? What changes in agriculture technology will be needed to increase both yield and nutritional value in the crops we Americans produce? Will there be enough

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farmers in the United States in 50 years to meet the world’s needs? Gamble, the

Manager for the F a r m Science Review is optimistic about the future. He said this year’s theme, “Forecasting the Future” is appropriate. “This year we are looking at the future, and how we are going to feed the people of the world 50 years from now,” he said. This year more than 120,000 people attended the Farm Science Review. The annual event draws people from not just Ohio and the nation, but visitors from all over the world. Everyone wants to see what the future of farming and agriculture will look like, and there is no better place to learn the future than at this gathering sponsored by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. That big title is important because the educational support from a major university is what makes this event unique. When you walk around the 200-plus acres you immediately are struck by

the OSU presence. There are dozens of staffers in the different agricultural sciences from OSU on hand to hold training sessions and workshops, as well as look at future trends in farming. Walking around the grounds of the Farm Science Review is an overwhelming experience for anyone who has never attended the threeday exhibition. Hundreds of vendors, displays, new and future farm equipment, demonstrations and tons of food line the “streets” of this agricultural city. But one interesting point was made to me following the event by one of the people working at one of the vendor buildings. The Farm Science Review isn’t an event just for farmers and those in agriculture. Fayette County’s Jason Gentry points out that it is a great event to attend for everyone. Gentry, Seed Advisor, Southwest Ohio for Beck’s Hybrids, said Friday that anyone would enjoy attending the event to “see all the changes there have been in the farming and agriculture industry.” He added that there is also a lot of great

food there and plenty of information and displays on other topics such as gardening. That’s a great point. You don’t have to be a farmer or directly involved in agriculture to enjoy this event. In fact, everyone would benefit from attending, since all Americans benefit from what farmers do every day - feed the world. It is a great idea to learn more about how that is done and how feeding the world will be done in the future. I will be there in 2013, and hope to see many of you there! Gary Brock is the editor in Cheif of ACRES.

DEALT from pg. 1 streams become top priority. “There are lots of reasons why people come out here,” Hicks said. “We’re always trying to increase our petting zoo, which really brings people out. We also sell apple dumplings, doughnuts, apple butter, pumpkins and other fall products. We have a family member that makes honey that we sell, and we also make our own cider. We’re still trying to provide the service we always have.” Customers still come out, as well as schoolchildren on field trips, for the apples and “fall experience.” While many are sympathetic to and aware of the local apple loss, others just see higher prices and balk. Tyler Dougherty of Dougherty Orchards said the mix of a slow economy with a lot of people still struggling and the higher apple prices can lead to disappointment and fewer sales. Also, customers make the trek each year anticipating the unique apple vari-

eties that the founded-in1883 orchard grows. “Most of our suppliers this year don’t grow those, so you have people coming

in asking, ‘Where’s this one or that one?’ and we have to tell them we don’t even have those in the store this year,” Dougherty said.

Right, A warm early spring coupled with a late frost means apple trees are bare this fall in most eastern Indiana and western Ohio orchards. Below, Farms like Dougherty Orchards of Cambridge City, Ind., rely more heavily on value-added attractions like petting zoos and other “agri-tainment” to bring in profits when fruit revenue is low.

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ACRES of Western Ohio | October Issue 5A Linda Moody lmoody@dailyadvocate.com WEST MANCHESTER - Bob Finkbine, an antique tractor owner, took part in a world record-setting event, and had to miss part of the Great Darke County Fair week. After weighing his options, he chose to attend the Guinness World Record For a Parade of Classic Tractors at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island, Nev., on Aug. 25. So, he and wife Sandy headed West in their pick-up truck, taking along his 1977 John Deere 400. “It’s only a once-in-alifetime thing to be part of the Guinness Book of World Records,” he said. “A tractor had to be a 1982 or older to be considered an antique tractor. Ours qualified.” Finkbine has three tractors he could have selected to be in the parade, but chose the 1977 model. His others are a 1949 John Deere M and a 1972 John Deere 4020.

“We started with the smallest so we wouldn’t have to take a trailer,” he said. “We could put it in the back of the truck.” The Finkbines arrived on a Thursday, had to pre-register the tractor on Friday, and the parade was Saturday. They and other tractor owners from all around the country (37 states represented) drove thousands of miles to attend the event. They were challenged by a Saturday morning storm. “It was so dry out there and had no rain in two months and Saturday morning in it was pouring rain

straight down,” Bob said. Contest officials asked the farmers if they wanted to delay the parade a day,and it was agreed the parade would go on as planned. “What’s a little rain? It was muddy mess but it quit raining for the parade,” he said. “Weather is not an issue for farmers.” Finkbine went on, “It was an awesome undertaking to put everything together. There was a 36o-acre field set aside to park trucks and tractors when we registered. One man said there were so many tractors, we couldn’t fit on the track and had to go at least 2 1/2 hours to be considered a parade. They had a pattern figured out where we would run six-wide across for three laps, then someone else could come on the track.” There were actually a total 1,140 but some had of to be towed off the track because they were no longer driveable and unable to make the 2 1/2-mile trip, while some didn’t show up. Finkbine, who indicated most of the drivers were men, wore his patriotic shirt and decorated his tractor with American flags.

“I’m very blessed to live in this country,” he said. Yes, those participants that day set a new Guinness record, which is now 964 tractors/drivers. The previous record was set by Germany two years ago with 745 tractors, according to Finkbine. Finkbine learned about the contest by reading an announcement in the bimonthly RFD-TV magazine. “Sandy contacted them by email in June,” he recalled. “We had to send the serial number to verify our tractor was 30 years or older, and then they had sent us back a confirmation. The deadline was July 1.” Finkbine and other drivers received this message in the mail: “I can share with you how moved I was at the driver meeting that morning,” said Patrick Gottsch, founder and president of RFD-TV, which sponsored the event. “Looking out and seeing all the smiling faces under those RURAL TV caps was a sight that I will never forget. When you raised your hands with the number #1 sign said, ‘on with the parade,’ it was a visual that will be etched in my mind forever. I have never felt such pride in all my days at RFD-TV. That was very special.” The Finkbines are high school sweethearts, having graduated from Tallawanda High School in Oxford; he in 1959 and she in 1960. “We got married in 1960 and moved to Dayton where I ended up with a job at NCR,” Bob said. “We had decided on a farm in the Wilmington area, but Wilson Bunger, north of Butler Township said, ‘You got to come to G o d ’s country,

and we moved here in 1965. All of our kids graduated from Arcanum, and Sandy taught reading to first-graders at Arcanum Elementary.” They are the parents of Teresa Woodin, elementary principal at Tallawanda Elementary, married to Michael and the mother of two sons; Rob, who works on the pipeline but lives in the New Madison area with wife, former Amy Summers, and the father of two children; and Joe, married to the former April Fairclough, is a father to six children and is principal at Tri-County North. The whole family farmed 1,200 acres at one time. Bob and Sandy, who have 50 acres now and raise Black Angus cattle, used to raise pigs and have a cow/calf herd. Bob was a Darke County Beef Club adviser for 27 years and stopped doing that in 1991. He is a member of the Darke County Power of the Past, shows his tractors at the Arcanum Old Fashion Days and participates in the Chris Haas Memorial Tractor Drive and Show in Bath, Ind. Sandy enjoyed her time in Nebraska. “It was something,” she said. “Farmers have such a brotherhood anyway. They never meet a stranger. And, to see that many men talk and talk.” Because the Finkbines got there early enough, she got to sit on the front row. “I couldn’t leave the grandstand. It was packed,” she said. “I was there from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.You never knew when they were coming back around again.” Finkbine doesn’t know exactly how he got into antique tractors but knows he just likes redoing them.

“I enjoy puttering around with them,” said Finkbine, who has had more than 30 tractors in the past 50 years. “It’s a challenge taking something apart and making something out of it.” He goes to the tractor pulls at the Great Darke County Fair, the nationals at London and goes to Preble County. “I love to watch them,” he said. “And I watch them every Tuesday night on RFD-TV.” He worked for NCR for 12 years, was laid off in 1973 and farmed full-time until 1985, when he went to work parttime for Emery Air Freight out of Dayton Airport, retiring in 2002. The Finkbines drove 860 miles to Nebraska in two days. On their way back, they went to the new John Deere Pavilion in Moline, Ill., and even stopped by the Finkbine Golf Course at the University of Iowa, which a relative back three or four generations back established. “I love genealogy and had read about the golf course,” said Sandy. “It was a unique thing to visit,” Bob added. On a sad note, the Finkbines learned after they returned home that the husband of a lady who sat beside Sandy all day in the Grandstand, died the next morning when one of the tractors he brought upset and killed him while loading it. [Deweese] “Charley brought five tractors, did not have enough drivers but got people to drive them,” Bob said. “His wife told me that they were over-the-road truck drivers and that would probably quit doing that in two years,” Sandy recalled her say. “He also told her that this would probably be his last parade.”

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Accolades given at annual

Farm Bureau Linda Moody lmoody@dailyadvocate.com GREENVILLE Business and accolades were extended at the 95th annual meeting of Darke County Farm Bureau in early September. The yearly meeting, designed to recognize the past year’s accomplishments and adopt policies for the coming year, saw those in attendance finalizing and voting on policy suggestions which will be carried to the Ohio Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in November. Marilyn Morrison, outgoing president of the Darke County chapter of Farm Bureau, provided the welcome and presented action team awards to Leslie Rhoades, for communications; Allen Bohman for public policy; Jim Rismiller for food and animal issues; and Matt Aultman, organization. This year’s scholarship was presented to Brent Stammen, son of Jeff and Connie Stammen of Rossburg. He is a Versailles High School graduate and a student at The Ohio State University. Elected to serve on the board of trustees to the annual meeting in November were: Jeremy Edger, Daryl Pena and Leslie Rhoades for District

1; Erik Veitch and Doug Rhoades for District 2; Mark Longnecker, District 3; and Jim Knapke, District 4. Voted to serve as meeting delegates to the Ohio Farm Bureau’s annual meeting were Matt and Morgan Aultman, Greg McGlinch and Leroy Banks. Among policies voted on were three on the local level; two at state; and one on the national level. Mandy Havenar, organization director, gave her report and talked about the nationwide success of the Farm Bureau’s Home Grown in Darke County project and how she, Marilyn Morrison and Leslie Rhoades traveled to Hawaii because of that. Havenar commended Morrison for her two years of service as president. “She’s done a fantastic job,” Havenar said.

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In closing her report, the organization director presented State Rep. Richard Adams with the Ohio Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture award. Kristin Reese, keynote speaker, talked about her involvement with Farm Bureau as well as Local Flavor Foods, a small private cooking business she owns seeking to build upon the rich tradition of high quality food production in Ohio. She specializes in customized private meals featuring fresh and nutritious foods that support the local economy and allow customers to enjoy some of Ohio’s flavor. “Consumers are our customers,” she said. “Remember that. We need to support traditional agriculture. Have a relationship with a farmer. There is a lot of misinformation out there.

LINDA MOODY/ Advocate photo Mandy Havenar, organization director for the Darke County Farm Bureau, presents State Rep. Richard Adams with the Ohio Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture award.

It’s better to answer their questions. We have the safest food in Ohio.” She encouraged the membership to get others involved in Farm Bureau. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be in Farm Bureau,” she said. She and husband Matt, editor of Ohio’s Country Journal, spent the day in Darke County area surrounding area to visit special landmarks and industry prior to the annual meeting. The Reeses live on a small farm in Baltimore, Ohio, raising sheep, grass and alfalfa hay, meat rabbits, meat chickens, laying hens LINDA MOODY/Advocate photo and a number of garden Kristin Reese spoke about her involvement with crops as well as Christmas Farm Bureau during the past year at the local annutrees. The meeting closed with al meeting in Greenville. the induction of the new president, Jim Rismiller. Following a brief ceremony, he was handed the gavel.

LINDA MOODY/Advocate photo Brent Stammen accepts a scholarship from Darke County Farm Bureau’s outgoing president, Mandy Morrison, at the annual meeting. The Versailles High School graduate is attending The Ohio State University.

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Nitrate poisoning of livestock is a condition which will affect the ruminant animals from digesting forages or adsorption of water that has high levels of nitrates in them. Under normal circumstances, nitrates are ingested by the livestock and then are converted into nitrites that are then converted to ammonia in the rumen and then into bacterial proteins to can be adsorbed by the body. Nitrates become a problem when the animal consumes forages that are high in nitrates and the process converts the nitrates into nitrites faster than the process that converts nitrites into ammonia, and this leads to a build up of nitrites in the animals system. When this happens, the nitrites are absorbed into the blood stream and it starves the animals system of oxygen by converting the hemoglobin into methemoglobin that cannot carry oxygen to the rest of the body. The animal then dies due to lack of oxygen in the body. The reason that this year is of concern is the fact of the uneven rain and nitrogen getting trapped in the forages.

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chemical reactions. If one of these factors are limited or changed, the plant continues to absorb nitrogen from the soil and stores it in the stalks and leaves to be converted later. Many symptoms of nitrate poisoning are: a poor

appetite, weak offspring (calves, lambs or kids), abortions, poor growth or general unthriftiness. Factors that can affect this is the age of the animal, body condition, species of the animal, nutrients in the feed or forage, and any other sources of nitrogen

coming from minerals or water. All these must be considered when determining if the animal if being affected by nitrate poisoning. If you have any questions concerning the levels of nitrates in your forages or water and it possibly causing an issue of nitrate poisoning, take a water sample to get tested and/or take a half pound of the forage that you’re feeding to get tested to see what the levels of nitrogen are. Then use the following chart to determine the level to see if it affecting the animals performance. NO3 intake in Grams per 100 pounds of body weight < 4.4 – normal or considered usual intake generally safe in all conditions. 4.4 to 8.8 – safe for most animals. May be hazardous to pregnant or very young animals. 8.8 to 13.2 – potentially dangerous to pregnant or young animals. May result in poor appetite, slow growth, abortions, and decreased milk production. 13.2 to 25.6 – hazardous intakes for all levels of livestock. Over 25.6 – toxicity like-

ly to most animals. You may get your results back in different forms and to help you convert them to match the chart above use the following conversions: Converting (NO3-N) to (NO3) - multiply by 4.4 Converting (NO3) to (NO3-N) - multiply by 0.23 Everything in life takes a certain level of balance to have the animal perform at peak growth and production and by knowing what you’re putting in the animal you can determine you end result. Good Luck and take precaution this year. ** Technical information provided by research done by the University of Wisconsin Extension and from publications from J.W. Crowley. 1985. Effects of Nitrate on Livestock. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Paper Number 80-20026. Matt Aultman is the chairman of the Agriculture Committee or the Darke County Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the membership committee of the Darke County Farm Bureau.

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Vicki Mountz’s checklist for Hunters when on a farmer’s land

Hunters, farmers come together to feed hungry By JOHN BADEN johncbaden@gmail.com Farming and hunting may be two important professions in meeting the eating needs of the world, but what might outweigh their significance alone is how they work together to meet this role. According to a 2012 deer hunter effort and harvest survey, more than 80 percent of hunters did their deer hunting on private land in Ohio. While not all of the private land is farmland, the state of Wildlife’s Division Executive Administrator Vicki Mountz, said that most of it is. Mountz, who identifies herself as a “serious hunter,” described the current relationship between farmers and hunters today as “pretty excellent.” “For the most part, the relationship has been a good one because the farmers primarily allow hunters onto their property because of deer eating their crops and things like this,” Mountz said. One of these farmers is Bud Runner of Miami County, who owns a 105-acre farm northeast of Troy. Runner recognizes that deer not only eat up the corn and soybeans out in the field but that its population can become “fairly dense” if it is not controlled by hunting. Coyotes also are another kind of animal that is commonly hunted on private land because of their tendency to destroy livestock such as sheep and calves. Paul Gearhardt of Casstown co-owns more than

1. Never hunt on property that you don’t have permission on. 2. Talk to the farmer or landowner and find out what the boundary lines are for the property. 3. Don’t go wandering off onto his neighbor’s property where you don’t have permission. 4. Don’t leave trash there. 5. Don’t open a gate and leave it open. 6. Be courteous and offer to help out if you can. 7. Comply with what the farmer or landowner wants, or expect not to be there.

300 acres of farmland besides his 158-acre farm and allows hunting on all of them. “I can’t tell you a farmer in the area that is going to restrict somebody from coming on and hunting coyotes because they’re dangerous pests,” Gearhardt said. While Runner does give permission to hunters to be on his land, he tends to only give close friends the opportunity to hunt there. “I only give a few people permission to do so who won’t go back and litter and will respect the land, so I’m kind of choosey by who I allow,” Runner said. Mountz recognizes there are farmers and landowners who don’t give permission to hunters because of a past experience where a hunter behaved badly on their property and did not respect the land. “As a good sportsman and a good conservationist, that just makes me mad,” Mountz said. “For someone to open up their property to you, that’s a wonderful thing.” Another reason Runner is careful about which hunters he allows on his property is his son, a seventh grader who likes to take walks and ride his go-cart back in the area hunters search for deer. While there’s a possibility

that hunters could mistake a human for an animal if not careful, Runner said that he makes his hunting friends aware of his son and trusts them. “The people I allow back there are season hunters,” Runner said. “They’re not just going to start unloading their M-16 as soon as they hear a noise.” Besides allowing hunters on his property as a favor to a friend and to keep the deer population in check to protect crops, Runner also sees the opportunity as a way that helps manage wildlife through the fee hunters pay. The cooperation between farmers and hunters is more than just fees, permission slips and good sport. The nationwide organization, Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH), is a result of this collaboration. FHFH works with hunters through contracts with local butchers to process donated meat at a discounted price. This meat is then distributed to local food banks and ministries and feeds the hungry by soup kitchens, pantries and shelters. FHFH was founded in 1997 in Maryland, and since then, Ohio has been one of the largest sources for meat donation with nearly 485,000

pounds of wildlife and livestock, including hogs, sheep and cattle. Mike Armentrout, a coordinator for West Central Ohio FHFH, is a hunter who works with farmers “to serve those less fortunate.” Like other hunters, Armentrout does what he can to help keep the deer population from getting out of hand and damaging crops. “In my opinion, this reassures the farmer of the decision to allow me to hunt the property and makes them feel good that they can help feed those who are hungry in their county,” Armentrout said. Because of the teamwork between farmers and hunters across the county, this organization alone has donated more than 3 million pounds of meat, providing more than 13 million meals to those in need.

The Exemption of Liabilities to Recreational Users from the Ohio Revised Code No owner, or lessee or occupant of premises: (1) Owes any duty to a recreational user to keep the premises safe for entry or use; (2) Extends any assurance to a recreational user, through the act of giving permission, that the premises are safe for entry or use; (3) Assumes responsibility for or incurs liability for any injury to person or property caused by any act of a recreational user. Hunting with Permission Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Program Any hunter who has received permission to hunt on a landowner’s property must be mindful of these conditions: 1. To respect the rights of the property owner, 2. To be careful in the handling of firearms, 3. To obey all laws and restrictions as issued by the Ohio Division of Wildlife Orders, 4. Not to damage fences, buildings, and other property, 5. Not to litter the area or dump any rubbish, 6. Not to indulge in the use of alcoholic liquors, 7. Not to hunt within posted “Safety zones” 8. Agree to leave the lands of the owner immediately if requested by him, his agent, or by an employee of the Ohio Division of Wildlife 9. This free permit is only valid on the lands of the issuing landowner, 10. To return this permit to the landowner or to his or her representatives at the conclusion of its stipulated use.

Provided photo Mike Armentrout, a coordinator for Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, shows off a doe he shot and killed while hunting on a farmer’s property. Because of the teamwork between farmers and hunters across the county, this organization alone has donated more than 3 million pounds of meat, providing more than 13 million meals to those in need.

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ACRES of Western Ohio | October Issue 9A

Photo by Kevin Dye Madison County farmer Bill Graham (center-right) attended his 50th Farm Science Review with his wife Kay, grandsons Ryan Graham (far right) and Nick Graham and daughter Katrina (far left) on Wednesday. Graham has attended every Farm Science Review since its inception in 1953.

50 years and counting… Graham has been to every FSR By Kevin Dye kdye@madison-press.com This year, Madison County welcomes Ohio State University’s Farm Science Review for their 5oth overall agricultural exhibition, the 30th at the university’s Molly Caren Agricultural Center site. One Madison County resident joined the celebration on Wednesday keeping his

perfect attendance record alive. Madison County farmer Bill Graham visited the Farm Science Review on Wednesday for his 50th straight year of attending the yearly agricultural exhibition. Graham traveled around the Molly Caren grounds with his wife Kay, daughter Katrina and grandsons Nick and Ryan. His son Bill could not escape

working on Wednesday, and thus missed the excitement. Graham said he has always been interested in farming and the Farm Science Review was a place to check on any industry changes and see the latest farm equipment. “I’ve been going since the very first one,” Graham said. “The early ones were at Don Scott Airport and they had a lot of exhibitors, but everything was very close together there. There weren’t many other places to go and see such large farm exhibits. Back then the Ohio State Fair had some large farming equipment exhibits, but that didn’t last. So the Farm Science Review is the place to go to see the new equipment.” Graham’s family have been farming the John

Bricker farm in Pleasant Township for over 70 years as well as other farms for private owners. Graham said it is still considered a family farm and really does not need the expensive equipment on display at this year’s Farm Science Review, but enjoys seeing the new equipment and change in technology. “I like to see the big equipment,” Graham said. “You really need to farm thousands of acres now to afford this size equipment. I’m still an old generation farmer and I don’t have computers or any such things on my equipment. It’s really something for old folks to see the Farm Science Review today with all of this high tech machinery.” Bill said that his family

all stepped in and pitched in to help with the farming when Bill had to have open heart surgery last year. He is quite proud that his son Bill and grandsons Ryan and Nick are all interested in farming and hopes his family farm tradition continues. “It is great that they are taking over with the farm,” Bill said. “The farm will stay in the family as long as we are all alive,” Katrina Graham said. As for Bill’s preference for farm equipment, he says he gets a lot of ribbing from his John Deere friends for his use of Massey-Ferguson farm equipment. He said that back when he was younger, J.B. Anderson was very close to his farm and they sold Massey-Harris

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Fal Happenings Champaign County Maple Lane Tree & Garden will offer old-fashioned fall activities on the farm with its new Fall Fun at Maple Lane. Activities include a 16-acre corn maze, children’s maze corn pit, water balloon slingshot, gem mining, hayrides, a “No Right Turn” maze and the “Rubber Ducky Speedway” where racers use hand-driven water pumps to wash their ducks to victory. Fall Fun at Maple Lane, 3484 Ohio 29 East, will be open from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays; 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 7 p.m. Sundays through Halloween, weather permitting. General admission is $7.95 and includes all three mazes, the hayrides and the corn pit. For more information, visit maplelanetrees.com or call (937) 484-7222.

Darke County Brumbaugh Fruit and Fun Farm located at 6420 Hollansburg-Arcanum Rd. Arcanum, OH 45304. Always good things to eat and fun things to do. Bring the family down to enjoy hayrides, corn maze, pumpkin patch, monster mountain and other fun activities. Fall Open House at Bear’s Mill - Oct. 6-7 - Bring your friends and family to this celebration of Harvest… delicious

fare, live music, the rich colors of Autumn, crunchy walks along the Mill race, falling leaves… what better time to celebrate? The Mill Store and Gallery at Bear’s Mill will be full of new fall merchandise, including handmade pottery by the Bear’s Mill potters, pumpkins, bittersweet, gourmet food items and many other unique gift items. Bear’s Mill is located at 6450 Arcanum Bearsmill Rd., Greenville, OH 45331. Downing’s Harvest Festival - Oct. 67 - Bring the family to celebrate the Downing’s harvest of apples, pumpkins and gourds and so much more! Downing Fruit Farm, 2468 Harrison Rd., Hollansburg, OH 45346 Annual Fall Colors Float - Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. - Crisp air and beautiful fall foliage are perfect for an afternoon float on Lake Loramie. We will paddle out and around several islands and hop out just as the sun is beginning to set. Bring the entire family for this afternoon float. Call to reserve a canoe for two or solo a kayak (previous kayak experience required). Meet at the Nature Center and carpool to the lake. Fee. Contact a naturalist at (937) 548-0165. Darke County Nature Center, 4267 State Route 502, Greenville, OH 45331. The Great Pumpkin Hunt - Oct. 20 Wander through the woods at Shawnee Prairie on a scavenger hunt in search of October’s most popular color, orange! Along the trail, enjoy the autumn trivia questions and find the hidden goodies scattered along the trails. After the hunt, head inside the Nature Center to paint your very own pumpkin. Enjoy this unique, fun-for-the-whole-family alternative to Halloween and wear your favorite costume. Fee $6. Pre-registration requested. Contact a naturalist at (937) 548-0165. Darke County Nature Center,

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Miami County Adams Greenhouse & Producepumpkin patch-already gathered from the field, honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, farm animals. Located at U.S. Route 36, Covington. Phone (937) 416-5533.Open Monday through Thursday form 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 5 pm,. Fulton Farms-pumpkin patch, pumpkins, hayrides to pick your own pumpkins. Located at 2393 Street Route 202, Troy. Phone (937) 339-8246. Open September through December, Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ice cream, popcorn, edible soybeans, fresh fruit slushy, horse drawn wagon rides through plantations. During October, visitors-$5 per person-can enjoy a

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Montgomery County Majestic Nursery and Gardens-pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze, play area, petting zoo. Located at 2100 Preble County Line Road, West Alexandria. Phone (937) 833-5100. Open in October, daily, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Apple butter, fall garden mums also available. Oak Creek UCC Annual Pumpkin Patch-pumpkin patch already gathered from the field. Located at 5280 Bigger Road, Kettering. Open October 1 through 31. Open 24 hours on honor systems payment system. Directions: on Bigger Road between Whipp and Rahn Road. Oak Creek Tom’s Maze and Pumpkin Farmpumpkins, gourds, fall decorations and an eight-acre corn maze with three miles of paths. Located at 8295 Farmersville W. Carrollton Road, Germantown. Phone: (937) 866-2777. Open weekends through October 31. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m Open on Tuesdays through Thursdays by appointment. It is suggested to bring flashlight at night. Tuken’s Maze and Pumpkin Farmpumpkins. pick your own apples, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farm stand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch-already gathered from the field-tractor-pulled hayrides, honey from hives on the farm, farm market, gift shop restaurant, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, school tours. Located at 15725 Eaton Pike, West Alexandria, Phone (937) 687-3848. Open through end of

October: 10.a.m to 6 pm. Thursdays through Saturdays. Windmill Farm Market-pick your own pumpkins, hay rides. Located at 1454 E. State Route 73, Dayton. Phone (937) 885-3965. One of the largest pumpkin farms in Ohio. Families can board hay-filled wagons, splash through big puddles and go up steep hills, pick own pumpkins, play on beautiful Amish playgrounds with a castle, pirate ship and choo-choo trains, animals to pet and feed. Gift shop with fruit, baked good and other seasonal items.

Preble County Halloween activities and haunted trail at the campground. Hueston Woods State Park - Festival # 2 – Oct. 5-6 and Festival # 3 – Oct. 12- 13. Call: 513-5231060 or visit www.ohiostateparks.org. Fall Gathering - Oct. 6-7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - at the Preble County Historical Socitey, 7693 Swartsel Rd., Eaton. Artisans, Antiques, Living History, demonstrations, good food, tractor rides, homemade ice cream, kid’s activities & more. Auction - Saturday at 1 p.m. For more ifnormation call: 937787-4256 or go to www.pchs.preblecountyohio.com. Apple Butter Festival - Oct. 6- 7 at Pioneer farm at Hueston Woods State Park. Arts and crafts and traditional Apple Butter making. Call: 513-5244250 or visit www.ohiostateparks.org. Octoberfest - Oct. 13-14 - at Peace Park, St. Rt. 35, West Alexandria, Ohio. It will be 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. on Sunday. This event is sponsored by West Alexandria Kiwanis. For information contact 937839-5483 or 937-839-4085. The 25th Annual Black Walnut Festi-

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for others, they’re not doing good business. The Williams trio owns two wineries, the one outside of Versailles, Ohio, and another in north central Pennsylvania, The Winery at Wilcox. “We had three goals when we started. One was to do well, one was to do good. If you’re doing well, and you’re not doing some good with what you have, you’re absolutely not giving back,” stated Mike Williams. “The third was to have some fun. And to have some fun, you’ve got to be relaxed.” According to Williams, the Winery at Versailles donated around $36,000 towards breast cancer awareness, and $2 from every bottle sold of the spin-off of the Winery’s

Lucia, H o p e Whispers, goes to the Wayne HealthCare Cancer Center, Williams said. The Winery has also donated to causes such as the Fisher and Nightingale House for the military, and canned goods for meals at the Grace Resurrection Christian Church at Easter time and for their Winee Women event. Two dollars for every bottle sold of Bullseye goes to the Garst Museum and Versailles Area Historical Society, $2 for each bottle of Shawnee Prairie wine goes to the Friends of Darke County Parks. Williams described the

atmosphere of the Winery at Versailles as “rustic elegant,” a little upscale, but not so much that people are intimidated by it. This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Winery at Ve r s a i l l e s , though the family has been in the wine making business for 18 years with their Winery at Wilcox. “People always think that swirling wine is some frou-frou thing, but what you’re actually doing is aerating the wine,” stated Williams. “When you mix it with oxygen, the compounds of the wine are given off.” Part of the aesthetic of drinking wine is the glass. Wine glasses are shaped like chimneys, explained Williams, which enhances the flavor, because 85 percent of taste comes from the nose and sinuses. The chimney shape allows wine to aerate, getting oxygen into the wine to create a stronger aroma. The smaller the chimney, the more concentrated the aroma, he commented. Some of their wines don’t have much of an aroma, so to make up for that, they aerate before bottling, as part of the process, which gives the wine a stronger aroma when the bottle is opened. Wine making is a growing trend, Williams reported. When the Williams family began the Winery at Wilcox, there were only 2,856 wineries in the United States, three years ago, there were over 14,000. According to Williams, the average size of wineries has increased, and there’s now a winery in every state. The Winery at Versailles sells bulk wine in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Oklahoma, said Williams. “We created a businesswith very few resources, just a lot of hard work,” Williams commented. “We’ve got a lot

of people who work hard.” And their hard work has paid off, with nearly $4 million in revenue as of August, with 50 percent coming from the Ohio location. It’s the eighth month of the year, but they still have 47 percent of their year left, said Williams, and the first eight months are the tougher months. The biggest appeal of wine? their Affordability, Williams asserted. “One of our goals is to make wine that people can have every day and not break the bank, because let’s face it, money is hard to come by,” Williams said. “We have wines that are tailor made for where we’re at, where we live. There are wines that people in this area really enjoy. We can respond to that, but it takes a year or two.” They also make a wide range of wines, including the currently trendy fruity white wines, and the sweet red wines, with a moscato in the works, Williams said. Their best selling wine is the Rodeo Red, he said, because it’s sweet, light, and not intimidating. “Primarily, we get great customers, loyal customers, but the fact that we kind of tailor our wines to our local clientele is really key to our success,” Williams commented. “Americans are not terribly well-educated when it comes to wine…But Rodeo Red is a refreshing red, it’s sweet and, y’know, it’s a type of wine that’s not scary. It’s easy to know, it’s easy to remember the name. It’s a simple, straight-forward wine.” The Winery at Versailles sold around 50,000 gallons of Rodeo Red in 2011, Williams stated. In the spring of 2011, the Winery also began to serve food, with items such as soups, sandwiches, and calzones, Williams said. They offer private wine tastings, events like Wine, Wine West and Thrill of the Grill, as well as flights of five wines to taste. “We try to teach people about wine,” said Williams. “I recommend going to a winery, not because we’re a winery, but because you can taste anything there before you buy it. And they have people that are knowledgeable and can explain their wine.” Williams stated that one of the most difficult things is to go to a grocery store and choose a wine based on the description, because while it is accurate, it is also not in a language that most people understand. Visiting a winery gives beginning wine drinkers a chance to get educated, and ask questions. “When you don’t know anything about it, some people are so intimidated they never even try,” stated Williams. “And it’s no terrible protocol or any big deal, come on in, try it – taste all of it – and figure out what you like. That’s the main thing, you should drink to enjoy.”

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ODA urges dangerous wild animal owners to register New state law requires registration, microchip by November 5 REYNOLDSBURG – The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) today reminds dangerous wild animal owners that a new state law passed in June requires the registration of their animals before November 5. Failure to register animals by the deadline can result in a first degree misdemeanor for the first offense, and a fifth degree felony for each subsequent offense. Additionally, timely registration is a requirement for anyone who wishes to receive a permit to keep any dangerous wild animal past January 1, 2014. Failure to register and microchip by

Example of what to look for when looking a deer ticks. November 5 will disqualify the owner from permit eligibility. The registration forms, which are available on the Department’s website at http://www.agri.ohio.gov/T opNews/DangerousWildAni malAct/ must be printed, signed and returned to the department no later than November 5, 2012. Forms that do not include microchip serial numbers will not be considered complete. In addition to requiring registration, the new law, which became effective September 5, regulates the ownership, sale and permitting of dangerous wild animals and restricted snakes. The law prohibits any person from: Buying, selling, or trading a dangerous wild animal; Allowing a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake to roam off the property where it is confined; Knowingly releasing a dangerous wild animal or restricted snake into the wild. After January 1, 2014, possession of all dangerous wild animals and restricted snakes will be prohibited unless the individual is exempted under the law or is granted a permit by the department. Permit applications will be made available in 2013.

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Leaf Man at Garber Why do leaves change their colors? Join us at the Garber Nature Center pavilion located at 9691 Ohio 503 North, Lewisburg, for the story of Leaf Man. Make a leaf rubbing and take a leisurely stroll on the Garber Nature Trails. This event is Saturday, Oct. 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. Programs are free with supplies provided. Donations are welcome. Programs will be led by children’s teacher and naturalist, Bev Holland who also works for Aullwood Farm in Englewood. Children must be accompanied by an adult for all programs. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required at (937) 962-5561.

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host a series of meetings throughout the state in September and October to provide crop and livestock farmers with information on farming in a drought and on accessing available relief resources. In July, Governor John R. Kasich signed Executive Order 2012-11K, instructing state agencies to work with Ohio’s farmers to minimize the potential environmental and economic impact of an agricultural drought. As part of the order, ODA was instructed to hold a series of educational meetings to discuss forage management, water availability, heat stress on livestock, mitigation strategies and other drought-related topics. The meetings will include officials from ODA, Ohio State University Extension and FSA. The public will have the opportunity to talk with experts and ask questions at the following meetings: September 27, 2012 5:30p.m. – 8:00p.m., Hocking College– John Light Hall (Room 195), 3301 Hocking Parkway, Nelsonville, Ohio October 1, 2012 5:30p.m – 8:00p.m., HiTech Center– Central Conference Room, 1575 North High Street, Hillsboro, Ohio October 3, 2012 5:30p.m – 8:00p.m., NW State Community College– Community College Auditorium (Room E117), 22600 State Route 34, Archbold, Ohio For more information on other drought related resources, please visit http://www.agri.ohio.gov/T opNews/DroughtInformatio nAndResources/.

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What are the standards for raising crops and livestock? Farmers wanting to produce certified organic crops must show the USDA that their cropland has been free of prohibited substances for a period of three years. In addition farmers must agree to use practices that help promote soil integrity, including crop rotation and composting. While the USDA allows composted manure to be used in organic crop production, composting standards for manure are much stricter than non-organic standards. Also to prevent “drift” from synthetic pesticides or fertilizers used on non-organic adjacent cropland, farmers are also required to establish buffer zones around all certified organic crops. Organically Grown Crops…must be produced on land without the use of synthetic substances (pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers) except those provided by the standards. No prohibited substances can have been applied to the land for three years prior to harvest. The land must have defined boundaries and buffer zones preventing the crop to have contact with prohibited substances from adjoining land. Soil fertility and crop nutrient management must be done in a manner to improve soil conditions, minimize soil erosion, and prevent contamination of crops, soil or water by plant nutrients, pathogenic organisms or heavy metals. Management methods may include: Use of crop rotation Use of composted animal manure with specified carbon to nitrogen ratios and temperature readings Use of un-composted plant materials Seeds, seedlings and planting stock used for crops must be organically grown except as provided in the law Crop-related pest problems must be controlled by mechanical and physical methods including: Introduction of predators or parasites of the pest species Development of habitat for natural enemies of the pests Use of lures, traps and repellents Weed problems must be controlled by: Mulching Hand weeding and mechanical cultivation Mowing Flame, heat, or electrical Grazing livestock Plastic or synthetic mulches that are removed at the end of the harvest Disease problems must be controlled by: Management practices to suppress the spread of disease Application of non-synthetic biological, botanical or mineral inputs What are the basic organic standards for livestock? When raising animals for food, farmers seeking

What foods are covered under current organic standards? Fruits and Vegetables, including Mushrooms • Grains • Legumes • Nuts and Seeds • Dairy Products and Eggs

• Livestock Feed • Meats and Poultry One major group of foods - seafoods - are not currently covered within the regulations. The Organics National Standards Board has officially adopted recommendations for seafood (including both finfish and mollusks like oysters, clams, mussels and scallops), but these recommendations have not been added to the National List and implemented into the law as official USDA regulations. In the next and final article, I will cover what is allowable on Organic labeling of products. I look forward to any feedback or comments from this or any of my articles at my email darkecountyfarmer@gmail.com. Matt Aultman is the chairman of the Agriculture Committee or the Darke County Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the membership committee of the Darke County Farm Bureau.

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AUCTION REAL ESTATE Thurs. Oct 25th, 2012 @ 5:PM 67 +/- Acres with Buildings • Selling in two Tracts 2599 & 2635 New Madison-Coletown Rd. New Madison, Ohio This 67 acre farm with two sets of buildings will be offered by using the multi-parcel auction method both individually and in combination. Both tracts have road frontage on New Madison-Coletown Rd. and are located in Butler Twp. of Darke County Ohio and in the Tri Village school Dist. The two tracts are as follow:

Tract 1: 2635 New Madison-Coletown Rd. Includes an older two story farm home with three barns and other smaller buildings along with 62 acres+/- of mostly tillable land. Tract 2: 2599 New Madison-Coletown Rd. Includes a modular three bedroom home with an attached two car garage and 5 acres of mostly tillable land. Visit our web site at www.midwest-auctioneers.com for addition info and photos TERMS: $3000 Shall be required down day of auction for each tract purchased, with the balance due with 35 days from auction. The current standing crop shall be property of the seller with possession of land to the new purchaser(s) upon its removal.

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organic certification are required to provide animals with 100 percent organic feed. They are prohibited from routine use of antibiotics, wormers, and other prescription medications as a means of preventing illness in animals. There is also a requirement that animals have access to pasture during the grazing season, and that a minimum of 30 percent of total dry matter intake be obtained from pasture forage during the grazing season. At a minimum, the grazing season must extend for at least 120 days. Organic regulations also require that animals have outdoor access during the first six months of life, except for circumstances involving problematic weather. Grown Organically Meat, Poultry, Eggs and Dairy must be fed rations composed of agricultural products, pasture and forage that are organically produced and, if applicable, handled. Prohibitions regarding animal feed include: Administering of animal drugs in the absence of illness Use of hormones to promote growth Use of supplements in amounts above those for adequate nutrition Use of mammal or poultry slaughter by-products for feed Excessive use of feed additives Routinely administering synthetic parasiticides Producer must provide conditions to maintain and promote the health and welfare of livestock including: Sufficient nutritional feed rations Appropriate housing, pasture, sanitation conditions Conditions allowing for exercise, freedom of movement and minimizing stress of the animals Administration of veterinary care Origin of livestock: Organic livestock must be from livestock under continuous organic management from the last third of gestation or hatching Organic poultry must be under continuous organic management beginning no later than the second day of life Milk or milk products must be from animals that have been under continuous organic management beginning no later than one year prior to milk production. Organic production is managed with the intent to integrate cultural, biological and mechanical practices to promote the cycling of resources, promote ecological balance and biodiversity. Practices help to protect the soil, groundwater, provide health promoting conditions for animals and ultimately help promote the health of the consumer.

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425 Houses for Sale LAKENGREN 867 Brande Drive Custom 2875SqFt with partially finished basement, .66 acre corner lot, 4/BR, 2/bath, open floor plan, wood floors, new AC, upgraded kitchen, large porches, beautifully landscaped, w/mature trees & firepit. Additional .35 lot also available. 513-330-2018 for info

CAMERA'S: Vintage camera's. Lots of them! $5-$60. (937)459-0216 CAP GUNS: (3) Vintage cap guns. $15.00 each. (937)459-0216 COLLECTION: Angel collectibles. $200 buys all. (937)526-3784

LANDLORDS, INVESTORS, OWNER OCCUPANTS Eaton: With some paint this maintenance free 1050sf 3bed/1.5bath brick ranch is ready to go! (937)452-7219

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COOK STOVE: Antique small wood Cook Stove. Excellent condition. $300 (937)337-1885 FIGURINES: Elephant Collection $100 for all. (937)526-3784 FRAMES: Antique picture frames. $5.00 -$15.00ea. (937)459-0216

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AIR TANK: 60 gallon industrial air tank. $75 obo (937)548-1034

FIREPLACE INSERT: Glacer wood burning fire place insert. Nice stove. Heated house with stove for over 10 years. $200 (937)417-9215

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520 Building Materials COUNTERTOP: New large countertop. Pd $600 Sell $300 (937)564-0184

150 Industrial Drive Eaton, OH Call Howard..... (937)336-0635 SNOW SLED: Old fashioned wood/metal sled. Good condition. $45 (937)548-1039 TIARA GLASS - Amber. 38 pc collection. Assorted pcs. Drinkware & giftware. $2.99-$15.99. For more info: (937)423-1948

LOG SET: Propane Gas Log Set. $75 (937)564-0184 MOP SINK: Wall hung mop sink. Brand new in box. Heavy duty. $30 (937)564-0184

TOYS: Vintage Fisher Price toys. $5.00-$75.00. (937)459-0216

SHUTTERS: New Vinyl Shutters. $10/pr. Many sizes and colors. Call for details. (937)564-0184

VASES: Several McCoy pottery Vases. Some dated & marked. Starting at $20 & up. (937)548-1039

STUDS: New Metal Studs 10' long. $2 each. (937)564-0184

VINTAGE Wedding Gown size 3, ivory, with veil and train. $40 (937)548-1312

WINDOW: 1 Storm window 40X42. $10 (937)621-0762

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WINDOWS: Replacement windows (5). 30X65 $15 each or $60 for all. (937)621-0762

525 Computer/Electric/Office

WASHER/DRYER: 2010 Frigidaire front load washer and dryer plus storage drawers underneath. Only used 3 months! $1,800 (937)423-5761

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COMPUTER: HP Pravilion desktop computer, 1yr old, rarely used. Comes w/keyboard, flat screen monitor, mouse. $450obo (937)417-8578

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TRACTOR:1947 2 N Ford Tractor. All new rubber original toolbox & headlights. $1,700 or best offer. (937)564-3106 or (937)564-8981

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BARN DOOR SLIDING TRACK: Approx. 12' w/4 rollers (galvanized). $150 obo. (937)548-1034 BENCH: Wood bench for storage and/or sitting. $75 (937)423-1945 CABINET for small sewing machine. $20 (937)548-3484 CANDLES: Quality soy E X T R A O R D I N A R I LY scented candles. Eight ounce candles in glass jars with tin lid. Burns approximately 30 hours. $7 (765)350-0657 CANDY MOLDS: Large variety of candy molds including Christmas & Easter. Numerous! $1each (937)548-3484 CANS: 3-5 gallon galvanized steel kerosene cans. $20 for all. (937)548-2738 CART: Industrial plastic carat, 2 tier. 400lbs capacity, 24X26". $80 (937)548-2738 CASSETTE DECK: Sony double cassette deck. Works fine. High-speed dubbing, Dolby NR. $15 (937)423-9238

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DOLL: "Pouty Babies" dolls that stand in the corner w/hands over face. $45 ea (937)623-6504

BATHTUB: Heavy footed cast iron tub. $225 (937)548-4448

EXERCISER: Vitamaster Airtrainer Advantage Plus exercise bike. $30 (765)847-5461

BED FRAME: Sesame Street Elmo Toddler bed frame. Perfect condition. $40 (937)547-1183

HOT TUB: 6-person Hot Tub, works. Pump replaced. Needs new cover. (937)417-2609

BABY: Wood changing table. (937)423-1922

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CHAIR: Green wing back chair. Nice condition. $35 (937)459-0216 COMPUTER CENTER: with closable doors. $300 (937)423-1945

END TABLES: 2 wood and 2 rod iron end tables. $50 each. (937)526-3784

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WATERBED: Queen Size Boyd Cashmere 500 soft side Waveless, Bookcase Headboard. New $3800. Sacrifice $1000. Best time to call Saturday. (937)564-8633

565 Horses/Tack & Equipment WHEEL COVERS: Plastic wheel covers for horse races. Keeps horses from biting out the spokes. $10 pair (2 pr) (937)336-2397

570 Lawn and Garden John Deere RIDING MOWER STX30 Very nice condition! Asking $400 (937)583-5034 MOWER: Snapper 19" push mower with extra brand new blade. $75 (937)548-1034

575 Live Stock STEERS: 2 show steers, broke to lead & competitive. $1,800 and $2,000 (937)459-6383

GAS LOG SET: Comfort Glow Vent Free Propane/LP Gas Log Set. 24" long. $50 Call after 2pm. (937)548-4829 JACK: ATV Jack 24" lift. $100 (937)548-2738 JACKET: Columbia Fleece Boys Size 8. $8 (765)993-3969 KETTLE: Apple kettle - large. (937)548-4448

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LANTERN: 1963 and 1975 Coleman lantern. $35.00 (937)459-0216 NASCAR: Assorted Nascar Memorabilia: Quilts, Blankets, Throws, etc. Prices starting @ $10 (937)526-3784

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SOFA'S: Floral greens. $200 (937)526-3784

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SAW: Craftsman miter box and saw. $35 (937)459-0216

BOAT: 1990 150 Pro Sport Cajun Bass Boat and trailer with 1992 Johnson 40 HP motor. $1,700 (937)548-9390

RECEIVER: Kenwood surround sound receiver w/5 speakers and remote. Very nice. Can send pics. $75 (937)423-9238 RIDE ON: Jeep Power Wheels with battery. $50 (937)564-2234

TUBING CUTTER: Milwaukee Cordless tubing cutter, 12 volt, like new, with cases. $99 (937)548-1034

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SNOW BLOWER: Troy Built Storm gas powered Snow Blower. Electric or pull start. Brand new never used. $750 (937)423-1945 STEP LADDER: Sturdy 6' heavy duty step ladder. $35 (937)526-3784 SWIMMING Pool Ladder 4' long with hooks. $5 (765)874-2466

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UPHOLSTERY FABRIC: Floral print; 35 yards. $250 (937)526-3784 VANITY: White bathroom sink vanity with shill-like sink 49X19 w/basic facet. Good cond. Asking $75 (937)547-1934 leave message VCR: with remote control and 10 movies. Tested and working. Can send pics. $15. (937)sold WHEEL CHAIR: Medline transport wheel chair. $80 obo (937)548-6653 WOOD STOVE: Black Aurora free-standing wood stove with 2 blower fans and pipe. $300 (937)564-5354

580 Musical Instruments ORGAN: Kimball Spinet Organ. Pre-set rhythms to use if you wish. Also has player rolls (like a player piano). $250 obo (937)692-5284

583 Pets and Supplies DOG: 1 yr old male Imperial Shiz tzu. Well trained. Good w/kids & other dogs $500 (937)526-3163 PUPS: AKC registered Sheltie pups, tri-colored born in July. Has 1st shots, de wormed. Male & female available. (937)459-2882

586 Sports and Recreation BASKETBALL HOOP: New still in box. Goes on pole $50 (937)336-2397 BASKETBALL HOOP on pole w/antifreeze in bottom. $60 (937)336-2397 BIKE: 26" women's Huffy bike. Like new! $75 (937)526-5507 GOLF: Full set of women's right handed golf clubs. $30 (937)548-6653 GUN: H&R Young America Double Action 32 Revolver - 1895. $250 (937)968-4846 GUN: Ithaca saddle gun 22 $250 (937)968-4846 GUN: Winchester 94 AE/357 trapper. $650 (937)968-4846

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850 Motorcycles/Mopeds 805 Auto CAR: 1994 Chevy Caprice. Drives, runs, looks like new. New tires. $2,795 (937)968-5066 CAR: 2003 Honda EX, dark grey, moon-roof, leather, CD, tires like new, 158,000 miles. Excellent condition. Drives smooth. $9,200 (937)526-3163 CAR: 2008 Dodge Caliber SE PLUS. Red; 51,000 miles. Exc cond. $10,500 (937)sold CAR: 1974 Stingray. (937)621-0762

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threat of colony collapse, he said. Moisture is also a problem for bees, which explains their more mild temperament in the afternoons, when the dew has dried up from the plants. “When it’s unfavorable for people to be out, it’s also unfavorable for bees,” said Brumbaugh. In wintertime, bees don’t typically come out of their dormant state, but on nice days, they will de-cluster to clean themselves and also to relieve themselves. There are problems with dysentery, as well, if bees are unable to do this through the winter.” Bees, when the colony gets too large, usually in the spring if the winter freeze has not killed them off, will swarm to a new location, with a queen bee leaving behind eggs of possible future queens. A group consisting of the queen, workers, and drones will leave the original colony and the drones will search out a more favorable location for the new hive while the

queen and worker bees form a ball in another location to await their new home. “When bees swarm, they’re usually honeydrunk,” said Brumbaugh. The bees must take enough honey with them to survive until the new colony can be built, which explains why they are honey-drunk. Back at the old colony, the first queen to hatch will kill off the other queen eggs, because there can only be one queen, said Brumbaugh. He did mention that there have been rare cases of mother-daughter queens in the same hive, but that is definitely not a common occurrence. Bees will travel up to two miles from their hives to collect pollen to take back to the hive – but they don’t leave the hive empty; they pack enough honey to give them something to eat for the long journey. According to Brumbaugh, bees are the hardest working animal on the planet, and they don’t waste anything.

Bees, Brumbaugh said, are very frugal. The Brumbaughs set out the excess wax from the hive boxes so that the bees can lick the wax clean and return the honey to the hive. Nothing gets wasted when it comes to honey; the wax can be used for candles, and was the original chewing gum, said Brumbaugh. Honey is also the oldest sweetener, and can range in flavor from sweet to bitter, even to mint, depending on what types of pollen the bees bring back to the hive, said Brumbaugh. The process of extracting honey is not a terribly difficult one, with the bees doing all the real work of making the honey. Each box holds nine frames, which the bees fill with honey and then cap with their wax, sometimes building out the combs to touch the box next to it. The beekeeper then takes the frames from the box, uncaps the combs with a hot iron knife, and places the frames with the combs into an extractor. The extractor

holds nine frames at a time, spinning the frames to release the honey. The honey runs to the bottom of the extractor and out a spigot, which has a bucket placed below with a filtering screen that can catch even the tiny legs of bees, though Brumbaugh said that the honey is usually very clean. After the honey has filtered through the screen, the honey can be bottled and is ready to go. The Brumbaughs’ honey can be purchased at Eikenberry’s in Greenville, and a few other area merchants, when there is a plentiful enough crop, said Brumbaugh. He also shared some tips on storing honey, including never refrigerating honey, and never overheating honey. Pure honey will granulate over time, he said, but running hot water over the bottle should liquefy the honey, or even sitting the honey in a windowsill in the sunlight can bring the honey back to its liquid form.

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around 50 beekeepers, with over 250 hives, who enjoy their hobby, up from past years, despite the costs of beekeeping. It’s an important hobby, said Brumbaugh, because bees are the beginning of the food chain. They pollinate the crops, the flowers, and the gardens in the area through their work, which is essential. Many people are afraid of bees, but bees have predators, too, said Brumbaugh, and most likely won’t bother people if people don’t bother them. Many bee stings, he said, come from people stepping on the plants that bees are pollinating. There are many factors that deplete bee numbers, said Brumbaugh, including mites, bacteria, winter cold, summer heat, and their natural predators which mostly includes birds. This past winter was good for the bees, stated Brumbaugh, since the weather was more mild, but there is also a

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Pork was only one of the many things that brought visitors to the annual Preble County Pork Festival. Those in attendance were able to browse the hundreds of crafts made by vendors across the country, as well as enjoy the performances of local and regional acts alike. This year’s Pork Festival was dedicated in memory of Paul E. Ray, who recently passed away and was a founding member of the festival. “We lost him Monday, he died suddenly,” said festival coordinator Nancy Huggins. “He and his wife Linda were our exhibitor cochairmen. We worked really hard, everyone shifted and covered jobs to get everything done. There was a terrific effort to make this thing happen through that tragedy.” Sales for this year’s festival were fairly close to their norms, according festival officials. While some areas of the festival were down, others numbers were up from previous years. “Saturday we were a little short in breakfast and smorgasbord sales,” said Huggins. “People were buying the raw pork products. We sold out of almost everything Saturday night. There was a difference in how people purchased things this year.” As far as festival vendors, “we were full,” said Huggins. “We sold all of our booths.” Thanks to the search efforts leading up to the festival, the event featured “85 new vendors this year,” said Huggins. “This past winter we did an Internet search and really made an effort to contact new vendors of all different mediums. I think that was effective. We had 15 different states represented.” Some of the new states represented included California, Arizona, Minnesota, Delaware, Georgia, New York and Missouri. “We had more than 360 different vendors, with 650 booths available. Some vendors require more than one booth,” said Huggins. Entertainment for this year’s festival was similar to year’s past. Festival goers were able to enjoy

the performances of festival regulars Eric Loy, the McMechan/Reed Magic Show and the a cappella group Tonic Sol Fa. The entertainment tent also featured several new acts such as a karate demonstration and performances by the Knotwork Flutes, and West Alexandria sisters Adelee and Gentry. It wouldn’t quite be a Pork Festival without its staple, the Pig Races, which were shown throughout the day. Other festival attractions included a chainsaw art demonstration and a petting zoo. Everyone in Preble County knows of the Pork Festival, but many festival goers travel from the other nearby cities and counties to partake in the activities. Steve and Carrol Mallicot of Hamilton are regular Pork Festival visitors. “We come here every year for the atmosphere and always purchase fresh pork. We’ve been here for a couple hours and we’re just getting started.” Preble County natives can’t resist what the festival has to offer either and many of them are willing to deal with the long lines of the smorgasbord and short order to get their share of pork chops. Karen and Kelly Cassidy of Gratis said they’ve been to the festival many times. “Our favorite things are the sugar cream pie and of course we love the pork chops. We’ll be buying some of the crafts today and we plan on listening to Tonic Sol Fa later this evening. They’re awesome.” Much of the success of the festival is due to the work of the volunteers who participate every year. “We love our volunteers, we had at least 1200 volunteers,” said Huggins. “We appreciate everyone for helping like they did. They did a great job. Everyone from the Boy Scouts to the various FFA chapters in the surrounding schools.” For what appears to be another successful year, festival officials want to thank everyone who helped make its success possible.

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It’s no longer science fiction: anaerobic digestion on the farm By Lee Jones WOOSTER — About 30 people crammed into a conference room at the Ohio State University branch campus Sept. 6 to learn about a new energy production method straight out of a science-fiction movie: anaerobic digestion. Many of those present at the conference were from quasar energy group, a waste-to-energy company that has a lab at the Wooster campus and has been involved in the digestion movement for some time. People from the University of Missouri and the University of Hawaii, the USDA, and even some farmers sat through the day’s several lectures and the lab tour that comprised day one. Day two featured several more talks by academics, a panel discussion of current digester users, and a tour of the campus’s digester. The day’s lectures began with an informative talk from Dr. Yebo Li, assistant professor at Wooster’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). He does extensive work in the campus’ laboratory and his hour-long session gave a general overview of the digestion process and how it is being implemented. The process Anaerobic digestion essentially turns waste into natural gas by putting “feedstocks,” like food waste or cattle manure, into a tank depleted of oxygen called a digester. The material ferments and releases methane within a period of 20-30 days. The gas is captured as it is produced and turned into fuel. Some of the feedstock is then saved to be used as seed for the next batch heading into the tank. “It’s a two-sided thing,” Li said. “It reduces waste and produces energy, like electric and natural gas.”

Lab Technician Stephen Park show off a reactor during a recent lab tour. This is a mini-anaerobic digester used to test feedstocks for output. The by-product of digestion is called digestate and it can even be used for compost or animal bedding. But it gets more complicated. Not all feedstocks are created equal. Food waste has proven to be the most effective gas-producer, more than double the production when compared to dairy manure’s output. Many municipalities have started putting biosolids, or sludge that is treated out of city water, in digesters. This material has the smallest output of methane, but, given the amount collected at treatment plants, it is a viable option for those operators. Basically any organic material can be used as a feedstock, but many of these solid sources need to be pretreated to make them easier to liquefy, which is the ideal state for a feedstock. Li said the ideal feedstock would contain fats, proteins and sugars, as they tend toward higher methane production. “Simple sugars in a liquid feedstock will produce biogas very quickly,” Li said. There are also different kinds of digesters. Agricultural waste should be put into a plug flow digester, which is a long and narrow

tank made of concrete with a gas-tight cover to trap the biogas. The tank is heated and also partially buried in order to make manure collection easier. Then there is the covered lagoon, which is not temperature controlled and is really only used in the south. Lastly there are complete mix digesters, which are capable of using all sorts of solid feedstocks but use mechanical mixers. Current uses Mark Suchan, Biomass Procurement and Logistics Manager at quasar, spoke about the state of anaerobic digestion use in the States. He said there are about 180 digesters being used in the U.S., with the average system producing enough gas to power a 350 kW generator. One of the major problems with quasar’s digestion work comes with de-packaging the food waste they use in the digester. Cardboard and plastics, in which food waste is normally packaged, have no place in the digestion process, so the company has to find ways of efficiently stripping the feedstock of inorganic matter. This is easier said than done. “But you do get some great recyclables out of this,”

Suchan said, “We can capture 93 percent of the organic stuff after we get it away from the packaging.” He also showed a video of what quasar’s work entails. Viewers saw a mountain of iceberg lettuce piled against a wall while a backhoe unloaded a dumpster of oranges onto a garage floor. These items were destined for digestion. Quasar engineer Ned Mast detailed how the company repurposes the heat that is a natural by-product of the digestion process, as well as explaining some of the more technical ways of “scrubbing” the gas for compression. Lo Niee Liew, of quasar and also a researcher at the OARDC, spoke about the lab analyses of digestion-derived gas. She broke feedstocks down into “total solids” counts and “volatile solids” counts, which determines how effective the feedstock will be at production. These counts were crucial to the laboratory portion of the day’s events. All participants were brought to the lab at the edge of the campus, where they could take in demonstrations of reactors, feedstock testing, and feedstock storage. Farmer’s new tool?

This technology sounds great for a farmer, but there are a few issues with making that future a sustainable goal. Alan Johnson, Vice of Project President Management at quasar, said the combination of several factors is essential to establishing an AD system. “You have to have something to pay the way,” Johnson said, “And that is the tipping fee.” A food processing company or other organic waste producer will often pay a digester owner to haul away that material for use in their machine. That payment is called a tipping fee, and it is essential for feasibly operating a digester. In some places, like Germany, the tipping fees are exorbitant and government subsidies for the green energy production make the decision to digest even more lucrative. But not in the U.S., where digestion is just taking off. Johnson said the way for a farmer to make such a system sustainable is to acquire food waste and, combined with the manure the farm produces, create gas which can be sold to a energy-hungry company that is nearby. “So it is a waste management technique,” Johnson

said, “For a farmer this gets him a revenue stream and it creates a benign fertilizer.” Ideally, the business model is a “circle of energy,” which takes waste from a company to a digester. After that digester creates energy from the waste, that energy is then sold to the company, creating a sustainable, symbiotic business relationship. Farmers’ reactions David Briggs, who runs the Michigan-based Briggs Farm, attended the conference and left a little deflated. “I was pretty optimistic and now I’m moderately discouraged,” Briggs said. He operates a farm that would produce plenty of manure: 2,500 dairy cattle, 4,000 hogs, and plenty of corn, soybeans and wheat packed into 3,000 acres. “Unless it’s financially feasible I’m not interested,” he said. The upfront cost of building a digester would just be too high at this juncture. “I don’t think much of what is being discussed here is designed for or practical on a farm,” he said. But Briggs’ hopes are not entirely dashed. He thinks the future could bring about changes that would bring the technology into his barns. “I do think there’s hope,” he said, “They didn’t build Rome in a day after all.” Burt Brown, who attended the conference on behalf of the Blue Stream Dairy, of Ohio, was very interested in checking out the lab facilities at the end of the first day’s conference. “Electricity costs are really high in Ohio,” Brown said, “At some point the costs will make digestion more attractive.” He has seen how digestion has worked for other large dairies and was interested in seeing how the process might benefit Blue Stream, which keeps 1,300 dairy cattle. Energy independence is important to him, and not only from a utility cost perspective. “There was that nasty wind storm earlier in the summer and we went 10 days without power,” Brown said, “It’s good to be able to guarantee power.” Lee Jones writes for the Sidney Daily News and the Urbana Citizen.

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Ma Mario ario Lee, M.D. Orthopedic Orthopedi hopedic Surgeon

NEW! Psychiatric Psyychiatric services servic vices are now w available in n Eaton at Reid Specialty S Physicians. ysicians. Dr Dr. r. Akbar Shinwari Shinwa wari is availablee for new patient tient evaluatio evaluat evaluation tion and follow-up ow-up medicat medication tion management. g ment. Akbar Shinwari, M.D. Psychiatrist

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