Ohio Ag Equipment buys Witmer’s Inc.
Ohio Ag Equipment, a division of Ohio CAT, has purchased the Witmer’s Inc. AGCO dealership near Columbiana, Ohio. The Witmer family will now focus on its construction business.
Oil and gas drilling permits climbing in Ohio, Pa.
There were 268 oil and gas drilling permits issued in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale play, and 112 permits issued in Ohio’s Utica play in March/April.
DFA to stop marketing independent farms’ milk
Approximately 225 independent dairymen in the Mideast marketing order have until Nov. 30 to find a new home for their milk. Dairy Farmers of America announced it will no longer market the independent producers’ milk.
A record? Ohio well’s horizontal leg stretches 19,300 feet
Eclipse Resources Corporation successfully drilled its newest record-setting “super-lateral” well, the Great Scott 3H in less than 17 days. The Ohio well had a total measured depth of 27,400 feet and lateral extension of 19,300 feet.
Ohio State researchers trying to outsmart the stink bug
The brown marmorated stink bug is a foreigner to the United States and can reduce soybean yields up to 30 percent. Ohio State researchers are hoping to find natural ways to get rid of them.
Replanting or are your fields still too wet to plant?
Ohio farmers, and others, are facing questions about replanting corn and soybeans, or are wondering when they'll even get the seed in the ground. Advice from Ohio State will help.
NE Ohio energy aggregator gets $1 million USDA loan
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) received a $1 million loan May 10, the first loans the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making through its Rural Energy Savings Program.
Tech investors and food for thought
Food is the new technological frontier, and big investors are entering the world of food production, distribution and marketing. Farmers should pay attention, says Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell.
Climate Corp., John Deere cancel deal for Precision Planting
The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, has terminated its agreement with Deere & Company for the acquisition of the Precision Planting LLC equipment business.
US natural gas production fell in 2016
Pennsylvania and Ohio had the two largest annual natural gas production increases from 2015 to 2016, reflecting higher production from the Utica and Marcellus shale plays.
