Planting (or replanting) woes? Better tell Farm Service Agency
COLUMBUS -- When bad weather prevents planting or damages crops, farmers must report the acreage to the local USDA Farm Service Agency office within...
China reopens market to U.S. pork
WASHINGTON -- China gave official notice May 14 that it is accepting shipments of U.S. pork.Pork produced on or after May 1 now can...
Purdue’s Chris Hurt: Stronger prices not likely to last for cattle
Cattle prices to remain high this spring, with summer prices in the low- to mid-$90 range per hundredweight.
Pioneer’s ‘refuge in a bag’ product gets EPA OK
WILMINGTON, Del. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted commercial registration of Optimum AcreMax 1 insect protection for Pioneer brand corn hybrids. This...
U.S. and Brazil may be inching closer to resolution in cotton dispute
WASHINGTON — The United States and the government of Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a fund for technical assistance and capacity building...
United Producers offering energy risk management options
COLUMBUS -- United Producers Inc. announced the launch of risk management solutions on energy, a program that will allow farmers to use options to...
Biotech crops helpful, but take management to remain effective
WASHINGTON -- Many U.S. farmers who grow genetically modified crops are realizing substantial economic and environmental benefits -- lower production costs, fewer pest problems,...
Michael Bailey named executive director of Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs, chairman of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, has named Michael D. Bailey as...
Rethink rotations before switching to organic grains
In Purdue research, a corn-soybeans-wheat/alfalfa-alfalfa rotation provided the highest first-crop profitability in transitioning to organic grain production.
Agencies commit $50 million to create climate change models, study impacts
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. departments of agriculture and energy and the National Science Foundation have created a joint research program that designates nearly $50...
