Insiders: U.S. energy independence not reality until 2030 (if ever)
Many energy executives see the U.S. not reaching energy independence until 2030.
Farmers, you can still switch to corn if alfalfa stands are looking marginal
Even after you take off your first cutting, you could still rotate out of alfalfa, especially if you plant corn for silage.
Ohio strawberry growers can get to market earlier and longer. Lots longer
Thanks to a new production method called plasticulture, Ohio consumers now have access to locally grown strawberries as early as the first week of May and as late as October.
Grain market prices say too many corn, wheat acres and not enough soybean acres
The grain market would like to see 2-3 million acres shifted out of corn and spring wheat into soybeans, but is it too late?
The Andersons buys ethanol plant in Iowa
The Andersons Inc., of Maumee, Ohio, has completed the purchase of an ethanol facility in Denison, Iowa,
USDA confirms bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, in California dairy cow
(Editor's note: The following is a statement by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford regarding a detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in California....
Organic food sales grew 4 percent in 2011; total organic market up 9 percent
Organic food sales now represent 4.2 percent of all U.S. food sales.
Farmers: Conservation practices preserve soil, save money
Applying nutrients sub-surface and adopting no-till also has shown promise in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Case Western’s utility-scale wind turbine joins Cleveland skyline
The set of wind turbines in Cleveland serve as research labs, as well as power generators.
Warm winter increases field crop insect and pest threat in Ohio
In Ohio, black cutworms also could be a bigger problem this year, as could slugs, bean leaf beetles and cereal leaf beetles.
