Strickland bans ownership of wild animals to fulfill agreement with HSUS
COLUMBUS -- Outgoing Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland issued an executive order Jan. 6 that bans the private ownership of dangerous wild animals.The emergency executive...
Be careful what you wish for… High grain prices impact more than corn farmer’s...
The close of 2010 saw grain farmers across the nation still reveling in near-record prices from the fall harvest. And as we enter a new year and a new decade, indications show the best is still to come. But experienced farmers know, it won't just be grain prices that go up. What will it mean for seed and fertilizer? Or how about crop insurance, and fuel? And what about food costs and livestock feed?
How high can hog prices go in 2011?
High feed costs will temper high hog prices toward a break-even year.
No-till, rotation can limit greenhouse gas emissions from farm fields
Now there's another reason to consider no-till: air quality.
Energy outlook projects growing reliance on natural gas from shale
WASHINGTON — The Annual Energy Outlook 2011, released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, predicts recoverable shale gas resources are nearly double what the...
Fertilizer prices are going up, so how can farmers keep costs down?
Prices will be rising for various crop nutrients in the coming year, partly from higher production costs, partly from supply shortages and partly because of greater global demand due to more crops being produced in the wake of higher commodity prices.
Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium nets favorable updates for corn, beans and wheat
Corn, soybean and wheat associations note success at annual symposium.
Small gains stabilize grain markets
Grain markets have stabilized on the Chicago Board of Trade in recent days. That is a nice way of saying that we have seen...
Kasich picks Zehringer as new Ohio director of agriculture
Ohio Gov.-elect John Kasich selected state Rep. Jim Zehringer to serve as the director of agriculture in his new administration.
Farm groups hope new alliance will block those attacking agriculture
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Twenty-three major farm groups have formed a new organization to develop and implement a well-funded, long-term, and coordinated public trust...