Growing in high tunnels takes planning
High tunnels make it possible to grow crops in cooler conditions and extend the growing season.
USDA extends Milk Income Loss Contract program
USDA has extended the Milk Income Loss Contract program through Sept. 1, 2014, or until a new Margin Protection Program for dairy producers (MPP), established by the 2014 farm bill, is operational.
Muskingum conservancy drafts lease for shale drilling at Piedmont Lake
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is completing negotiations for an oil and gas lease for Utica Shale development for nearly 6,700 acres at Piedmont Lake in Belmont and Harrison counties.
Spring flood potential is widespread
NOAA predicts moderate spring flood potential in Midwest; California and Southwest stuck with drought.
Only the smart survive: Looking for resilient dairy farms
With current feed and milk prices, a black and white cow producing 22,000 pounds/year could net between $1,200 and $1,600.
Dairy producers weighing shift in new farm bill
The Margin Protection Program is designed to help farmers deal with both catastrophic conditions, such as weather extremes, and prolonged periods of low margins.
Pork producers blasted by new virus, PEDv
PEDv will mete a financial blow to many individual pork producers, but the tighter supply could trigger record-high industry revenues and the highest profit per head since 2005.
Expansion of beef cattle herds on the horizon
Whether the national beef herd grows or declines in the coming months will depend on cow slaughter numbers.
Chesapeake Energy reports 2013 finances; still waiting on infrastructure in Utica shale
As of Dec. 31, 2013, Chesapeake has drilled 425 wells in the Utica, including 230 producing wells and 195 wells awaiting pipeline connection or in various stages of completion.
Pioneer, USDA, university partnership may yield sustainable farm benefits
The three-year exclusive agreement among DuPont Pioneer, the University of Missouri and USDA-ARS will focus on precision agriculture sensors and soil mapping.