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Ohio fields clear of soybean rust
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No soybean rust pustules have been found in the Midwest, including Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri, according to university experts. The recent tropical storms in southern parts of the United States have concerned many growers, but soybean rust experts Kiersten Wise, Purdue University Extension; Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University Extension;
Fiscal imperative: Oversight, insight and foresight
Around Farm and Dairy, it pays to listen to Rilla Gruber
Foodservice giant: Save the farmers
When Rick Schnieders was 10, his first job was bagging potatoes at his father’s small grocery store in Iowa.
Read it Again: Week of May 30, 2002
Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
A new nay of thinking
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about new feelings of having her parents needing her to help look out for them.
Water, water everywhere, and yes, the fruit tree will drink
URBANA, Ill. – Fruit trees may be planted in early spring as soon as the ground can be worked, said a University of Illinois Extension horticulture specialist.
Production impacts elevator contracts
FARGO, N.D. – What should be done to your marketing plan if frost or other weather event has sharply reduced your production?
Preharvest marketing strategies generally emphasize selling a high percentage of the crop at favorable prices using elevator contracts and put options.
President’s budget cuts ag spending; hits net income
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The president’s proposed federal budget that includes features to reduce government farm program spending would cut net income for U.
Herbicide drift causes new problems
Herbicide drift is a growing concern for crop producers, particularly as the EPA eyes a ‘zero tolerance’ drift polilcy.
Extinction is forever: Domestic animal breeds in danger
New edition of World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity says one third of the domestic animal breeds are currently at risk of extinction.
