Scenes from the National Farm Machinery Show
Just spent the day in Louisville, Ky., at the National Farm Machinery Show. Here are some of the photos from our trip to the...
U.S. organic producers harvesting 1.6 million acres; expenses higher than conventional farmers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2010 -- The nation's organic farms and ranches have higher average sales and higher average production expenses than U.S. farms overall,...
Cellulosic ethanol plant opens in Tenn.
VONORE, Tenn. -- Leaders from DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, University of Tennessee, Genera Energy and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen cut the ribbon on one...
Dairymen form PAC to be heard in D.C.
Rocked by a year of historically low milk prices, dairy farmers are taking their case to Washington to seek changes in how the price of milk is set. Dairy farmers from Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio have started a federal lobbying effort to call for changes in the milk pricing system and demand that the USDA enact provisions in the farm bill that will help farmers.
Grain farmers urged to consider all options after fallout from corn crop
CORALVILLE, Iowa — The recent corn price dip of 50 cents to 60 cents per bushel is on the minds of grain growers...
Justice department to Dean Foods: See you in court
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Jan. 22 against Dean Foods Company, challenging its April 2009 acquisition of...
USDA reports record crops in 2009
WASHINGTON -- U.S. farmers produced the largest corn and soybean crops on record in 2009, according to the Crop Production 2009 Summary released Jan....
Food companies, farm industry helping Haiti earthquake victims
WOOSTER, Ohio -- As thousands of devastated people in Haiti continue to search for family members and friends, and cope with looting frenzies and...
2010: It’s still not ‘business as usual’ for agriculture
SALEM, Ohio -- Let's start the year as most prognosticators do: predicting what will happen in the next 12 months. But we needed help,...
Late corn harvest lifts prices, for now
URBANA, Ill. -- In the short run, another round of harvest delays has supported corn and soybean prices, and strong demand for corn for...
