Tag: farm management
Second round of trade mitigation payments announced
Farmers whose markets were disrupted by ongoing trade disputes can now get Market Facilitation Program payments for the second half of their 2018 production.
Still trying to finish my grazing list
Take this time of year to evaluate whether all of your planning and preparation has paid off or if you still have some work to do.
Grain market waiting for the other shoe to drop
The three-month trade negotiation period with China comes at a bad time for farmers, as it stretches out the period of our lack of sales of soybeans into the time when new crop beans will become available out of South America.
Ohio shepherds talk tools for success, not just survival
The key to profitability in sheep farming starts with the shepherd’s understanding of the tools available and skillfulness in using them.
Farm policy: The more things change …
Ag policy doesn't make sense (except to produce cheap food), says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark in his column this week.
Harvest weather is gone, crops aren’t
A fair amount of corn and soybeans still remain in the fields in Ohio, but it remains to be seen just when the harvest will finally end.
Nuisance lawsuits may threaten livestock farmers
Recent large jury verdicts raise concerns that nuisance lawsuits against pork producers and other farms could increase across the country. Here's what farmers can do to protect themselves.
We need to make beef something that people celebrate, and eat
Beef producers have to convince consumers that what they do is special, every night of the week.
Hills Supply under new ownership
Stark County dairy farmer Frank Burkett and Hills Supply employee Mick Heiby have purchased Hills Supply Inc., the well-known dairy supply company founded in 1979.
Farmers’ costs to go up
For the past five years, farm income nationwide has been declining, with the exception of 2017. Learn more about what's projected in 2019.
