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Has grain market reached its peak?
Livestock market reacts with mixed signals: Higher futures may dampen liquidation expectations.
Autumn observations
Julie Geiss enjoys the slow change in seasons on the well-worn path through the woods every day.
Have you caught the birding spark?
May is when many birders are born. The aroma of lilacs fills the air and spring migration shifts into overdrive.
Three-dimensional fence deters deer
CARROLLTON, Ohio — Jefferson County farmer Clint Finney watched his corn yields drop dramatically, tumbling from above 90 bushels per acre to 20 bushels per acre in the course of a couple years. The crop damage was so extreme, most neighbors had stopped raising corn altogether. Despite hunters taking dozens and dozens of deer —
Holmes SWCD offering aerial seeding incentive
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — The Holmes Soil and Water Conservation District is offering an incentive program that encourages planting cover crops.
Market forecast for summer: Cloudy with a chance of hardheadedness
Growing recession fears and already-high futures prices quickly pushed aside the USDA acreage report’s and a grain stocks report’s bullish news.
U.S. crop progress: Early frost may kill hopes along with crop
URBANA, Ill. — USDA’s August forecasts of corn and soybean production were close enough to market expectations that a large price reaction is not expected.
Phone to farmer: Fungus on the way, time to spray
The struggle against plant disease will never end, but farmers can now get a boost from the computer-in-a-pocket called the smartphone.
Shredding silage yields more ethanol
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University researcher has found a way to get more bang for fewer bucks when it comes to processing cellulosic material to make ethanol. By shredding corn stover instead of chopping, as is commonly done, about 40 percent less energy is needed to gain access to more of the material
A time to plant, a time to reap
Columnist Judith Sutherland enjoys autumn through her memories.
