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Silage harvest moving along, but combines remain in the machine shed
SALEM, Ohio — A combination of sunshine and rain is once again trying some farmers’ patience, as they start harvesting silage and preparing to enter the fields with combines. James P. Rust, a reporter for the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service from Mercer County, Pa., stated that some growers were making preparations and starting silage
Stuck with farm bill mess until 2018
The low whimpering and muffled whining heard in farm country this month are not the gripes and grunts of corn and soybean growers trudging through 2015’s purgatory of under-$4 corn and less-than-$10 beans.
Undisputed precision ag: Ohio State logo in cornfield
Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences designed cornfield’s ‘cool’ Block O to spur conversations on precision ag potential.
Beck’s Hybrids plans Ohio research site
ATLANTA, Ind. — Beck’s Hybrids has purchased land near London, Ohio, for research farm studies. Located east of Farm Science Review, along Interstate 70 and U.S. 40, the new property is Beck’s first permanent location in Ohio. According to Sonny Beck, president of Beck’s Hybrids, plans for the new property include conducting Practical Farm Research
‘Meat glue’ issue involves wide misunderstanding, expert contends
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The sticking point when it comes to the current furor over the use of products given the unappetizing name “meat glue” by critics of the food industry, is labeling, according to a meat expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Truth in labeling Operators of meat processing plants adhere to
Troubling news exacerbates low commodity prices
Marlin Clark digs into global production and trade patterns that have been exacerbating low commodity prices, especially, related to corn and soybeans.
Market reacts to late rain patterns
The rains are continuing into June, threatening the corn crop, and markets are reacting.
Cautiously optimistic about planting season
In Ohio, the final planting date for corn is June 5 and for soybeans it is June 20.
How does ethanol fit into a net zero emissions future
A recent study found that the adoption of E15 gasoline across Ohio would drive new grain demand for farmers and boost household incomes and tax revenue. This news comes at a time as ethanol producers and marketers are trying to show how the biofuel fits into the transition to clean energy.
No-till farmers: Consider strip tilling
COLUMBUS – No-till farmers looking to plant corn after corn this growing season have the option of practicing strip tillage to maintain soil conservation benefits while reducing production issues associated with no-till monoculture crop systems.
