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DUG East 2015: Drilling is slow in 2015, however recovery is near
Companies represented made it clear that drilling and producing has been slowed by commodity prices, but showed they are confident the industry will rebound.
Ag economist: This isn’t the year to think about expanding hog operation
Delayed planting has increased corn and meal prices, raising concerns that hog production costs will not drop as much as anticipated.
Dairylea Cooperative Inc. celebrates 105 years of marketing dairy industry
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Dairylea Cooperative Inc. hosted its 105th annual meeting in Liverpool, N.Y., Oct. 9.Northeast dairy industry. Dairylea CEO Greg Wickham described the strong Northeast dairy industry, the yogurt boom and the impact it is having on the area. The meeting also featured guests who shared about how the dairy industry is doing in
USDA food assistance programs to benefit nearly 10 million worldwide
WASHINGTON — The USDA recently announced that international food assistance in fiscal year 2012 will benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide under USDA’s Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition programs. Under the programs, USDA purchases U.S. commodities and donates them to government agencies and private-voluntary organizations in targeted
Study finds nearly 3 of 100 Americans have food allergy
BALTIMORE — An estimated 2.5 percent of Americans — 7.5 million people — have at least one food allergy and young black children with asthma appear to be at the highest risk, according to findings from what is believed to be the largest food allergy study to date. The research was conducted by investigators at
Nearly half of Ohio’s corn already planted, Pa. ahead, too
Crop experts say a dry spring has helped farmers in Pennsylvania and Ohio get an earlier start on the planting season. The latest statistics have been announced.
One Stark County family’s love of the fair spans 160 years
CANTON, Ohio — In 1850, Jacob Schwartz helped to start the Stark County Agricultural Society, and the organization scheduled the first Stark County Fair in October. Nearly 160 years later, Schwartz’s great-great-grandson, Charles Swartz of Canton, Ohio, was inducted into the Ohio Fair Association’s Hall of Fame.
Pa. Farm Show to mark 85th year January 6-11
The largest indoor agricultural event in America will run Saturday, Jan. 6, to Thursday, Jan. 11, at the state Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
High tunnel help: Grow, sell your crops year-round
WOOSTER, Ohio – High tunnels – unheated, plastic-covered, relatively inexpensive structures – can grow lots of food on little land, can do it nearly 12 months out of the year even in the upper Midwest, and need fewer inputs than larger-scale, open-field farming methods.
Forages and snow: Principles of strip grazingcan still apply this time of year
Expert offers suggestions for strip grazing.
