New attractions make a bigger equine experience at Ag Progress Days
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Equine Experience at Penn State's Ag Progress Days has a history of delivering a mix of attractions and activities...
USDA extends deadline for Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- USDA has extended the application deadline to apply for coverage under Farm Service Agency's Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. The sign-up...
U.S. DDGS exports to Korea jump
WASHINGTON -- Korea's imports of distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have more than tripled during the first half of this year compared to...
Survey says consumers back farmers and biodiesel production
ST. LOUIS -- A recent nationwide survey conducted by the United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff revealed that U.S. consumers strongly back U.S. soybean...
U.S. farm expenses reached record $260 billion in 2007
WASHINGTON -- It's not the record most farmers want to set. The rising cost of fuel and other products drove U.S. farm production expenditures...
Good news for the cattle industry
URBANA, Ill. -- Better days are likely ahead for the cattle industry, according to a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
"As numbers keep dropping,...
USDA increases limits for direct loans
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has put into place a new farm bill provision, increasing the limits on loans to $300,000 — up...
Acreage report: Some Ohioans switched to soybeans
Ohio's farmland planted to corn is down 13 percent from 2007; soybeans up 11 percent.
Grain and oilseed prices continue to rise in June
Ohio's June corn price of $6.67 per bushel is up $1.13 from May, and the state's June soybean price of $13.90 per bushel is up $1.80 from May, and $6.18 above what was received at the same time last year.
Forecast favorable for Midwest corn pollination
Weather during the end of July can make or break the Midwest corn crop.
