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Crop recovery is possible: Two Ashtabula County farms produce yields after hail storm
ANDOVER, Ohio — Four months after a hail storm pummeled crop fields in Ashtabula County, the crops are coming off. The feeling among those contacted is that it could have been worse. Farmers affected do know that the crops weren’t a total loss and did overcome the damage. A severe thunderstorm June 25 reportedly dumped
New farm bill emerges from conference committee
The farm bill conference committee released its final report, and awaits a vote by both the U.S. House and Senate.
Mad cow disease found in Canada
More than 400 cattle destroyed; one of the still-unanswered questions is why it took more than three months for the BSE testing to take place.
Turkey prices alone may result in more expensive holiday
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — With Thanksgiving around the corner, consumers will soon be purchasing and preparing the holiday dinner, which, in all likelihood, will be slightly more expensive than in 2009, according to data from The Food Institute.
How sharp are you as a dairy farm manager?
Production management and business management is a partnership on successful dairy farms.
Snack companies remove 6.4 trillion calories from store shelves
Sixteen of the nation’s leading food and beverage companies sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the United States in 2012 than they did in 2007, according to the findings of an independent evaluation funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Neither drop camps or guided hunts can promise results
I get an armload of questions about long distance big game hunts, namely hunting trips for elk, antelope and bear. Most questions concern the choice between outfitted and guided hunts. Just a few weeks back, I was part of a four-man group that hunted elk in south western Colorado. We used an outfitter based on
There’s lots to know about the dairy industry
I have decided to use a new format for my contribution to this column — referring to it as the Dairy Brain Teaser. I think the terms “test” or “quiz” often have negative views, causing us to remember our the school days, which may even challenge the memory for a few of us to remember
Soybean and corn prices should direct consumption and acreage
URBANA, Ill. — Over the next three months, the prices of corn and soybeans have two major objectives. First, prices must allocate remaining old crop supplies to maintain at least pipeline stocks by the end of the current marketing year. Second, prices must direct spring planting decisions, said Darrel Good, a University of Illinois agricultural
Ohio Safe Room rebate program now accepting applications
The program provides a rebate for the purchase, construction and installation of tornado safe rooms for Ohio homeowners.
