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Trade war between US, China escalates By John McDonald AP Business Writer
BEIJING (AP) — Deepening a trade battle and sending financial markets spinning, China announced
Monday, May 13, it was raising tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods in retaliation for the latest hike in U.S. tariffs on its exports. The Finance Ministry said the new penalty duties of 5% to 25% on hundreds of U.S. products includ-
ing batteries, spinach and coffee will take effect June 1. The move followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s increase on May 10 of duties on $200 billion of Chinese imports from 10% to 25%, after charging that China had back-
tracked on commitments it made in earlier negotiations in a dispute over Beijing’s technology ambitions and perennial trade surplus. Resuming his messages over Twitter early Monday, Trump warned Chinese President Xi Jinping
that China “will be hurt very badly” if it doesn’t agree to a trade deal. Trump tweeted China “had a great deal, almost completed, & you backed out!” (Continued on Page A17)
WATER QUALITY New group hopes to craft water quality certification
Three generations help run and showcase Hereford cattle at Creek Bottom Farm. (Back L-R) McKenna Baney, Jeremiah Johnson, Jeff Johnson, Jane Johnson and Jamie Young. (Front L-R) Jillian Johnson, Evelyn Johnson, Mason Young and Madelynn Baney. (Mickayla Overholt photo.)
Three generations coming together A love of Hereford cattle being passed on year after year Volume 104 - No. 35 | Three Sections ©LYLE Ptg. & Pub. Co. - ISSN 0014826
By Mickayla Overholt mov erholt@farmanddairy.com
SALEM, Ohio — A love for Hereford cattle has been passed down three generations at Creek Bottom Farm in Navarre, Ohio. The farm has been in Jeff Johnson’s family since the 1800s. Jeff and his wife, Jane, moved onto the farm in 1974, and he taught at Wayne County Schools Career Center, retiring in 2003 after 31 years. Together, they raised three children on the farm: Jeremiah Johnson, Jamie Young and Jennifer Reeves. All three are now raising their own children in agriculture and Hereford cattle. Jeremiah, road superintendent for Paint Township/ Wayne County, has two daughters Jillian, 8, and Evelyn, 5, who both help with the cattle.
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Jamie is a registered veterinary technician and clinical manager at Hometown Veterinary Service and is married to Aaron Young. Her three children are also involved in the farm: McKenna Baney, 13; Madelynn Baney, 11; and Mason Young, 4. Jennifer and her husband Brian live in Washington Court House, Ohio, where they raise hogs with their two daughters, Emily and Alison. History. Before the Johnson family raised beef cattle, they had a dairy operation, but in 1960, the family sold the dairy cattle. The Johnsons bought their first Hereford cattle in 1974 when Jeff and Jane were first married. They began buying bottle calves that were half Holstein, half Angus or half Holstein, half Hereford. They now have 60
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COLUMBUS — A collaboration of stakeholders representing Ohio’s agriculture, conservation, environmental, and research communities have joined forces to develop a statewide water quality initiative. The Agriculture Conservation Working Group recently held a two-day retreat in Ostrander, Ohio, where subcommittees focused on best management practices, education development, governance, data management, certification and public outreach. Much of the conversation centered on identifying the path to healthy waterways in the state, and the approaches necessary to understand existing practices and engage farmers in education and certification. “A group with a farm-level focus and representation from across the environmental, academic and agricultural communities has never come together before with a commitment to the shared objective of improved water quality,” said Scott Higgins, CEO, Ohio Dairy Producers Association and co-chair of the working group. “This initiative will work toward broad-scale adoption of best management practices by Ohio’s farmers.” Heather Taylor-Miesle, executive director of the Ohio Environmental Council, also serves as co-chair. “Bringing these diverse interests to
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