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Farmers must get out in front
Editor Susan Crowell issues a stern warning to farmers in this week’s commentary: If you farm, you need to pay attention to how you manage your farm to minimize its impact on the environment. Period.
Field Notes: Dairy farming, small grains
In this week’s episode of Field Notes, online content producer Katie Woods gives us a look at Raygor Farms in Dalton, Ohio, plus the recent small grains field day held in Wooster, Ohio.
Beef Products Inc. sues ABC News over ‘pink slime’ coverage
The makers of lean finely textured beef, Beef Products Inc., are suing ABC News for coverage that triggered market loss, the closing of plants and layoff of 700 workers. The complaint seeks $1.2 billion in damages.
Think About It: A Good Summer
I cannot believe how quickly the summer of 2011 passed by. It seems like just a few weeks ago that we planted our garden, and now it is all gone and cleaned up for another year.
Protecting at-risk farm children
I tuck my two teenage children in bed several nights a week. At least I go into their bedrooms and pretend I can’t see the “Oh Mom!” roll of the eyes as I sit on their beds.
Soybean yields may plummet in absence of rain, agronomist says
Average soybean yields in Ohio are likely to be no better than 85 percent to 90 percent of a normal yield, and for each week fields go without rain, the number drops 10 percent to 15 percent.
China, USMCA trade deals getting closer
Talking to Ohio Farm Bureau leaders last week, legislators and administrators hinted that a final trade deal with China was just around the corner, and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was also in the home stretch.
Weather volatile, grain market stagnant
In the nearly two weeks since the USDA’s Planting Intentions Report release, we have seen corn prices decline and soybean prices make small gains. Part of the confusion in the corn is that there was no surprise.
Few fan-o-grams in columnist’s mail
It’s been more than a year since readers have had their say in this weekly space, so, in the spirit of this election season – warning: mudballs ahead – here’s their take on my take of agriculture.
Lessons learned from a tractor
It was a rusty old tractor, one destined to push columnist Kym Seabolt’s marriage into divorce court until, well, you’ll just have to read her column this week to find out more.
