by scwfu | Nov 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Bethany Storm Sheepskin, once a valued by-product of the sheep industry, has become a part of the waste associated with animal agriculture. It costs money for local butchers to throw those skins away. There is no market for sheepskin today according to the American...
by scwfu | Oct 28, 2023 | Policy
Ruby Sheaffer (2nd from the left) joined Farmers Union members from across the country for the 2023 Fall Legislative Fly-In in Washington DC. Her experience is recounted below. Author: Ruby Sheaffer Hello everyone! I am a senior at Monroe High School in Green County,...
by scwfu | Oct 21, 2023 | Products
Roberta and Kim Barham As Aronia enthusiasts, Kim and Roberta Barham began cultivating 1,000 aronia berry plants in 2009. In 2008, Roberta tasted a distinctly bold flavor in a fruit juice blend. Seeing the word “aronia” she identified it as the source of the zing...
by scwfu | Sep 18, 2023 | Policy
By Harry Pulliam Policy. The Britannica Dictionary defines policy as “an officially accepted set of rules or ideas about what should be done”. That’s a broad statement. Who, for example, gets to decide what’s “officially...
by scwfu | Aug 19, 2023 | Hemp and CBD, Products
Farm saving crop or just another money losing venture? A local farmer’s perspective. By James Cassidy Have you heard of hemp? Hemp (Cannabis sativa L) is an herbaceous, anemophilous plant belonging to the Cannabaceae family. It is among the most ancient,...
