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Survey: Pennsylvania organic sales see staggering growth
Organic sales in Pennsylvania grew 48% in two years, according to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture survey.
USDA to pay farmers for trade retaliation
USDA announced payments to farmers whose commodity prices have been hurt by trade actions by President Donald Trump against China, and by the Chinese retaliation.
Farmers can be ‘cautiously optimistic’ about 2018
Cash receipts are likely to improve at the close of the current year, and into 2018, but farmers should take the good news with a grain of salt.
Ohio’s required fertilizer certification, get the facts
Farmers applying commercial fertilizer to more than 50 acres are required to attend a course on fertilizer application no later than Sept. 30, 2017.
Is a gluten-free diet appropriate for everyone?
COLUMBIA, Mo — Gluten-free dieting has become so common that grocery store aisles are now being dedicated to gluten-free products. But, what is a gluten-free diet and do we all need to be on one? Until a few years ago, only those diagnosed with Celiac disease were familiar with the word gluten. Celiac disease is
Five tips to gain quality beef production
WOOSTER, Ohio — Producing quality beef isn’t easy. You have to pay attention to genetics, rations and feed management, health and housing, among a myriad of other details. But paying attention to those details can pay dividends on the grading scale, according to Ron Scott, director of research for Land O’ Lakes Purina Feed. “There
A whole new ballgame for cattle prices
World economic conditions are now the dominant driving force for cattle prices, according to a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist. “In the old days, cattle and beef prices were primarily correlated with beef supplies because demand tended to stay fairly constant,” said Chris Hurt. “Well, the ‘good old days’ are over as demand is in
Cargill says thank you to Brazilians
Columnist Alan Guebert says Cargill has every economic and legal right to move ahead with its Brazilian ethanol import plan
PROGRESS: Hunsbergers near the top, but want to keep climbing
SHREVE, Ohio – Hal Hunsberger and his son Rod, a fourth generation Holmes County dairy farmer, pause at Rod’s farm.
Slug sleuths: Ohioans take lead on slippery path
As slugs chew their way through fields, researchers and farmers across the country are looking to Ohio for help.
