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Changing climate continues to affect agriculture
The warm fall and winter is affecting us all.
Penn State is looking for farmers with pokeweed
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania farmers who have a problem with pokeweed in their fields are invited to participate in a research project aimed at controlling this weed. Penn State weed specialists are looking to the state’s farmers for fields that could serve as additional research locations for their study into the management of pokeweed. The
Markets still stuck on USDA report
The grain markets are still focused on the Prospective Plantings Report, and some “new” news is needed.
Long weekend takes us to the races
Long weekends make traders nervous. Anything can happen. Three days is too long to hold a position for some, so they buy back or sell back Friday, depending upon their position. Then, Tuesday, they get back in. Consequently, it is common to sell off a bullish market Friday, then buy it again Monday. The sell-off
Is biotech really needed inthe Midwest?
The potential of biotechnology and genetically altered plants must be weighed against the risks of using it.
Markets crash with improved weather
Marlin Clark hashes out the recent changes in grain prices and how the weather has affected the grain markets.
Stuck in the spring that wouldn’t end
Some farmers are frustrated and complaining that they just have not had good field-drying weather. Then, there are those that got flooded. A planting update.
Renewable energy is not a quick fix
LONDON, Ohio – It seems like everyone these days is on the biofuels bandwagon: politicians, farmers, environmentalists and consumers.
Traders are wary of new USDA report
Marlin Clark weighs in on how grain traders on the Chicago Board of Trade are feeling about the Feb. 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand report.
The best and worst of summer, through plants
The best of summer comes from the garden or a roadside produce stand; the worst lurks in our backyards. My favorite summer garden foods are watermelon, cantaloupe and sweet corn. Explorers introduced melons to North America in the 16th century. Watermelons originated in Africa; cantaloupes came from Persia. A perfect watermelon is ripe, sweet, and
