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Propane can be a viable option for farms, including farm vehicles
If you think propane is limited to your backyard grill, your little hand-held torch or the tow motors at a factory — think again.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 21, 2010
ALBANY, Ohio — The Alexander FFA chapter is working on completing SAE record books, filling out State and American Degree applications and Proficiency Award applications. Several members are preparing themselves for upcoming Career Development Events competitions. * * * BELOIT, Ohio — West Branch FFA took part in raising money for the Baker family by
Ohio grain farmers note successes, prepare for ‘perfect storm’ ahead
LIMA, Ohio — They gathered to discuss the three major grains grown in Ohio — corn, wheat and soybeans. But the 250 or so growers who attended the annual Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium Dec. 17 in Allen County were equally concerned about the livestock industry, global climate change, alternative fuels and the impact each will
USDA to delve into soybean allegations
ST. LOUIS — The USDA plans to audit and, as appropriate, investigate the National Soybean Checkoff Program, according to the American Soybean Association. The decision is based on the petition filed by the American Soybean Association Dec. 10, 2008. The association’s petition calls for an investigation of the United Soybean Board and the U.S. Soybean
Market Monitor: Harvest pressure and strange dreams
When a grain trader talks about harvest pressure, he is referring to the effect on the futures markets on the Chicago Board of Trade brought about by farmers taking grain to town and elevators selling futures to hedge it. The effect is normally to force down the price of futures since there is more need
Energy affects corn, soybean prices
URBANA, Ill. — Two broad fundamental factors appear to be influencing corn and soybean prices as the growing season reaches the last stages, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist. Two factors “One of those factors is the potential size of the 2008 U.S. harvest and the other is the level of energy prices,”
Farming: Take the good with the bad
Has farming ever been more exciting and more nerve-wracking at the same time? I had the opportunity to talk with a life-long farmer who I respect greatly one morning last week, and we discussed the ups and downs of this incredible agricultural scene. He was debating how much of his corn crop to contract, saying,
If you want to get something done, be somebody
“Politics should not be merely a spectator sport.” — Lyndon Johnson I did not set out to become an activist. It just sort of happened. I was shy as a child, or so they tell me. I know my poor mother just walks around in a perpetual state of head-shaking wonder that the child she
Food prices on the rise in ’08: Shoppers dig deeper to fill pantries
WASHINGTON — Retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the first quarter of 2008, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 basic grocery items in the first quarter of 2008, was $45.03, up about 8 percent or $3.42 from the fourth quarter
Grab attention: Show me the numbers
The trick in getting farmers to read farm magazines, a long-time editor of mine repeatedly admonished, is to put numbers in the headline, the lead and every paragraph thereafter.
