Yearly Archives: 2013
Farm documentary seeking additional funding
A new documentary film from an Emmy award-winning filmmaker is now securing funding for post-production via the Indiegogo crowd-funding platform.
USDA report: Corn yield average 160 bushels/acre
U.S. corn growers remain on track for a record high 14.0 billion bushel production year, according to the USDA.
Penn State wins soils competition
A Penn State Soil Judging Team won the Northeast Regional Soil Judging Contest held Oct. 21-25 near Adamstown, Md.
All about seeds: Our fall seed edition
Combines may still be harvesting this year's crops, but smart farmers are already thinking about next year's planting.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 7, 2013:
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- Four members of the Zane Trace FFA Chapter were recognized for their work in agriculture research during the 86th National FFA...
Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium: Programming to concentrate on the future
WOOSTER, Ohio — The 2013 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium will concentrate on, “Looking to the Future: Marketing, Nutrient Management, and Product Demand.” The event will...
Prospects for a rebound in corn prices
With corn producers reporting nearly 3.6 million acres of prevented planting in 2012 and with current 2014 crop prices favoring corn over soybean production in many areas, a decline in corn acreage in 2014 seems unlikely.
Do disease-resistant varieties pay price in yield?
For wheat growers, it's a truism: Plant varieties that are resistant to prevalent diseases.
But what if the wheat plant has to pay a price for resistance, possibly reducing its yield? Is the resistance worth it?
OSU agronomists offer updated fertility calculator
Agronomists from Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have updated a fertility recommendation calculator designed to provide major field crop growers with guidance on fertilizer application rates and costs.
Mycogen Seeds offer seven new silage corn hybrids
Mycogen Seeds is adding seven new BMR and TMF corn silage hybrids for the 2014 growing season, including five with SmartStax trait technology.
