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To rotate, or not to rotate crops in 2013
By JOE LAUER MADISON, Wis. — Crop rotation is a universal management practice that has been recognized and exploited for centuries and is a proven process that increases crop yields. In the Midwestern U.S., a biennial rotation of corn and soybeans produces significant increases in the yields of both crops. There are clear indications that
Grain marketing: Strike while the iron’s hot
Regardless of the fickle nature, good sales opportunities, for both old and new crop grain, are lurking.
W. Va. landowners urged to apply for gypsy moth suppression program
CHARLESTON, W. Va. — Agriculture commissioner Gus R. Douglass is asking West Virginia landowners to help the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and West Virginia University Extension Service fight gypsy moths.
USDA compensating women and Hispanic farmers and ranchers for past discrimination
COLUMBUS — If you are a female farmer or rancher or a Hispanic farmer or rancher and you believe the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) improperly denied farm loan benefits to you for certain time periods between 1981 and 2000 because of your gender or race, you may be eligible to apply for compensation.
DEP Fines Chesapeake Energy More Than $1 Million
The penalties address violations in Bradford and Washington Counties in Pa.
Rural water well owners needed for research on Marcellus gas drilling
WASHINGTON, Ohio — Penn State’s School of Forest Resources, along with several Penn State Cooperative Extension county offices, have received funding from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center to conduct a research study on the potential impacts of Marcellus gas drilling on rural drinking water wells. The data collected
Here is what they aren’t saying about Issue 2
Editor: I recently attended a meeting where a representative of the Farm Bureau made a 20-minute Power Point presentation arguing that without Issue 2, Ohio agriculture will be threatened by outside animal rights activists that will put thousands of Ohio family farmers out of business. What he didn’t say was Issue 2 is a Constitutional
Late-planted corn faces different insects
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Cool temperatures coupled with periods of rain have kept much of Kentucky’s corn out of the ground. As producers hustle to compensate for lost planting time, they should be aware that late-planted corn could present a different insect scenario this year. The good news is the state’s late-planted corn is not likely
Pa. milk board: We’re not expanding
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board decided April 1 it would not try to capture additional premiums on Pennsylvania milk sold in other marketing areas.
Grain markets higher after USDA reports
The USDA Prospective Plantings Report, followed by friendly export reports, have helped fuel some bullish enthusiasm for the grains.
