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Part two: Gentry’s Ode to Billy Joe
Judith Sutherland thinks back to some of the country music that shaped her childhood.
‘I decree’: Farm policy by fiat
It’s hard, messy work to make U.S. farm and food policy. But last minute, quick decision on farm policy is not the answer.
Expert expects feeder cattle and calf prices should get a boost this fall
Feeder cattle, calf prices should be boosted by strong finished cattle prices, by low interest rates, and by declining feed prices this fall.
High nitrate in groundwater? Stop fertilizing, but let the cows graze
Farmers with excessive levels of nitrates in groundwater can keep on grazing their cattle – as long as they reduce or eliminate nitrogen fertilizer use.
Dairy ride getting wilder by the minute
I recall just a few months ago when the whole cottonseed market jumped above $250 per ton. I received numerous phone calls and e-mails requesting help on how to deal “with these obscene cottonseed prices.” I imagine that most dairy producers wouldn’t mind still paying $250 per ton for whole cottonseed. But the rapid changes
Mild solar storm season predicted
WASHINGTON — Although its peak is still four years away, a new active period of Earth-threatening solar storms will be the weakest since 1928, predicts an international panel of experts led by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center and funded by NASA. Despite the prediction, Earth is still vulnerable to a severe
Pound cake predator
Eric Keller gets to the bottom of the mystery behind the pound cake predator in his household.
Some groups want exemptions from livestock care board
COLUMBUS — Unhappy with the charge of paying an additional feed tax and the possibility of having their own standards compromised, several groups representing organic, “small farmers” and “family farmers” asked Ohio’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to be exempted from the soon-to-be formed livestock care standards board. The board was approved by more than
Using the latest USDA Dairy Projections to plan for 2024
While there is no certainty in the projections provided in the latest Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, they represent what can be expected in 2024.
China feed demand grows
WASHINGTON — Higher corn yields are expected in China for 2008 compared to 2007 resulting in 6 billion bushels, said Cary Sifferath, U.S. Grains Council senior director in China. Sifferath and Charles Ring of the Texas Corn Producers Board toured corn fields in the Northeastern provinces of Heilonjiang and Jilin, China to assess the corn
