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Sarah Donaldson

@sarahdonkin13

Storyteller, singer/songwriter, reluctant tweeter - UMU grad

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calendar_today02-06-2017 13:45:54

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I talked with the Porterfield family about raising beef cattle, making ice cream and farm transitions. “The people you meet — it’s just been great ... Everybody likes the ice cream. It brings you back to when you were little.” farmanddairy.com/news/porterfie…

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Global uncertainty is continuing to affect farmers across the U.S., and in Ohio. Farm incomes for 2022 look strong so far, but there are still many unknowns. “Agriculture is always a very uncertain industry. It operates in very volatile markets." farmanddairy.com/news/farm-scie…

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Spotted lanternflies have been spreading in states including Ohio. But while they do present a threat to some crops, it’s important to take a step back and look at their actual impact. “SLF is a plant stressor. It is not a locust." farmanddairy.com/news/spotted-l…

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"I could see them declining by the hour. I made a phone call right away to the state hotline.” Mandy Fedinetz’s farm was hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza, the first and only confirmed case in domestic poultry in western Pennsylvania. farmanddairy.com/news/western-p…

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Mansfield Senior High School is helping students learn more about ag by adding agribusiness to its career technical education. “We looked at the landscape of our community, and we said ‘this would be a great way to add to Mansfield.'" farmanddairy.com/news/mansfield…

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Black vultures have become another common challenge for livestock farmers in parts of Ohio over the last few decades. “It’s to the point now where we’re going to have to live with them. We’re going to have to do what we have to do to discourage them." farmanddairy.com/news/managing-…

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Farm and Dairy is looking for a reporter! The full job posting is linked, but the key thing is you don't have to have ag experience for this position if you have an open mind and heart. Feel free to DM me any questions (because I'll give you the skinny) indeed.com/cmp/Lyle-Print…

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Come work with us! farmanddairy has an opening for a reporter. If you live in western Pa., W. Va. or Ohio, have reporting chops, desire to dig into ag, food policy, rural issues, let's talk. #journalismjobs My DMs are open. Official posting: indeed.com/cmp/Lyle-Print…

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Here's the full story on the drone seeding experiment I observed a couple weeks ago. Perhaps more interesting than the experiment itself is the fact that a landowner has chosen to build a relationship with her farmer lessee. Not something I hear of often. farmanddairy.com/news/columbian…

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Couldn't put the full quote in because swear word, but what the landowner said was "This will probably piss people off, but you have a right to say how your land is farmed." Meaning you don't just have to draw up a lease and take some farmer's money. It can be collaborative.

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Southeast Gardens and Urban Farm started out as a community garden. It's not a community garden anymore, but the farm is still focused on its community. “Food justice is access ... if I don’t have the proper food, I don’t have the quality of life.” farmanddairy.com/news/southeast…

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Researchers are predicting a mild harmful algal bloom for Lake Erie this year, following a dry spring. farmanddairy.com/news/scientist…

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Virgil Strickler is in his 30th year with the Ohio State Fair, but this year is a little different - it's his last as general manager before he retires. “I get choked up quite a bit when I think about everything ... Don’t blink. It all flies right by.” farmanddairy.com/news/strickler…