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Ask FSA Andy about farm storage loans
FSA’s Farm Storage Facility Loan program provides low-interest financing to producers to build or upgrade storage facilities.
Swine insurance program available for Pennsylvania producers
HARRISBURG, Pa. –A new risk management tool is available for Pennsylvania swine producers who want to protect their gross margin on swine sold for slaughter.
Simmons adds 190,000 bushels storage
SALEM, Ohio — Customer demand for more space allowed Simmons Grain Company, on the south side of Salem, to recently complete a massive expansion. According to Jeff Simmons, who owns and operates the business with his family, the new equipment includes three storage bins, a load-out bin, new grain dryer and dump pit, and a
Scientist breeds cold-hardy hairy vetch
BELTSVILLE, Md. — Agricultural Research Service geneticist and breeder Thomas Devine and collaborators have released “Purple Bounty,” the first winter-hardy, early-flowering vetch for the northern United States. Until now, hairy vetch — a cover crop and weed-suppressing mulch favored particularly by organic farmers — had limited use north of Maryland because it copes poorly with
The strong survive and succeed
“Anyone who reaches the heights of his ambition never had an ambition.” — Arthur Hertzler, M.D., 1938 Part I The advancement of a civilization can be chronicled through personal stories of the study of medicine. For those among us who feel our current day may be tough sledding, a simple reminder of grittier days can
Farmer uses drones to assess plant health
A drone outfitted with infrared sensors provides key data that can be used to develop prescriptions for targeted, precise in-season nitrogen applications.
Planting update: spring delayed two-three weeks
After this winter’s cold, what will spring weather, field conditions be?
Efficiency, good rations define Ohio’s Commercial Cattlemen of the Year
Watts Farms in Licking County named Commercial Cattlemen of the Year.
Pioneer experts: Bunker management offers bottom-line advantages
DES MOINES, Iowa — Growing conditions determine fiber digestibility, and the right combination of weather conditions make for an optimum silage crop, say experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. While temperatures and moisture levels over the course of the growing season will set the stage, producers can actively take steps to preserve silage quality
SOYBEAN RUST: How should you plan for it?
SALEM, Ohio – Farmers may not be gearing up for harvesting season, planting season or tilling season yet, but they are in the middle of “planning” season.
