Monthly Archives: June 2013
Dairy update: Nutrient management legislation coming to Ohio
Dairy industry trying to inform lawmakers as they prepare for new water and nutrient legislation.
Milk marketing board adjusts Pa. over-order premium
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board has adjusted the over-order premium for the remainder of 2013 to be more in line with...
Ohio Holstein Association fires general manager
Board says it knew nothing about three-year-old contract until checks started to bounce
Pa. Soybean project scouts for disease and insects
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Every year, soybean growers face two formidable foes in their fields: Insect pests and disease.
To give growers an edge on dealing...
State of the industry: Aquaculture
The state of the aquaculture industry ... As provided for our annual Progress Edition, by Marty Domer of Domer’s Fish Hatchery
Farm bill: Now what?
WOOSTER, Ohio — The House’s June 20 defeat of the farm bill raises some interesting questions about where the bill goes next.
The 195-234 vote...
A House divided: Farm bill is fall guy
Political or dysfunctional. Take your pick for describing the U.S. House of Representatives’ actions when the farm bill came up for a vote on the floor.
Trying to divine the summer grain markets
Now we are taking stock of the prospective crop size and usage to try to get a feel for summer prices.
Federal food safety laws could cost industry millions
WOOSTER, Ohio — When the new federal produce safety rules become effective — a process likely to happen in the next 12 months —...
Monsanto describes find of genetically-engineered wheat as ‘suspicious’
Monsanto is describing the discovery of Roundup Ready wheat in Oregon as “suspicious” in its latest update.
