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‘Harvested cattle, slaughtered markets’
Alan Guebert weighs in on today’s broken cattle market, what caused it and whether it can be fixed.
Economist sees beef output cuts if production costs remain high
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Soaring grain, oilseed and land prices helped bolster some rural Americans’ incomes over the past year, but livestock producers have not reaped such gains. “Feed is the largest single cost item for livestock and poultry production — accounting for 60 to 70 percent of the total cost in most years,” said Kansas
The ag cycle is stuck on repeat
The message from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Outlook Forum in late February was pretty clear: In 2016, we will again grow more farm goods — and, in some cases, far more — than the U.S. and world markets can profitably use.
Cicadas look alien, but they are harmless
By the end of the month, cicadas will be impossible to miss in parts of Ohio, West Virginia, southwestern Pennsylvania and western Virginia.
Drought 2012: Some farmers could be better off than expected, but not all
USDA estimates 73 percent of the nation’s domestic cattle are within an area of drought.
Mechanical corn pickers were off to a slow start
During the 1920s, the pros and cons of the new-fangled machines were hotly debated in the farm press.
Bob Cole’s public service made a difference in USDA, Ohio
Robert E. Cole was a true public servant, especially within agriculture.
Hog prices on rise; could set record
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The highest hog prices on record will soon be arriving. According to Purdue University Extension economist Chris Hurt, pork producers may be seeing the highest hog prices right now — and for the next several years as well, if corn and soybean shortages can be reduced with favorable growing conditions. On
Ruffed Grouse Society adds woodcock option
To an unsuspecting beginner, flushing a grouse or woodcock can be unnerving.
Merry mischief
By Sharon Sweda Huron, Ohio Honorable Mention “Doggone it!” Janet hears Henry’s familiar bellow. She knows, without looking or hearing the stomp of his boots, that in an instant, he and his flannel jacket will race out the door of their 1940’s bungalow. She also knows where he is going. It is five days before
