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Food safety grade? Probably a ‘B’
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Ohio honey production down 29.2 percent from 2012
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You’ll pay more for Easter eggs and bacon
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Food safety grade? Probably a ‘B’
National report card on food safety indicates more can be done.
Ohio honey production down 29.2 percent from 2012
Yields from Ohio’s 17,000 colonies producing honey averaged 45 pounds in 2013, compared with 60 pounds the previous year.
You’ll pay more for Easter eggs and bacon
You’re going to be paying more at the store for your Easter eggs. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s latest Marketbasket Survey shows the total cost of 16 food items was $53.27, up $1.73 or about 3.5 percent compared to a year ago.
Pa. performance tested bull sale totals $265,700
Producers sold 93 Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Shorthorn, Red Angus, Simmental and crossbred bulls. The bulls averaged $2,857 per head.
Urban farming webinar: Commercially viable or just warm fuzzies?
Are urban farms commercially viable or just warm fuzzies? Free webinar looks at research.
Hemlock-killing pest, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, found in new areas in Ohio
New areas in Ohio have been found infected with Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, a small, aphid-like insect native to Asia that threatens eastern hemlock and Carolina hemlock in the eastern United States.
True value of cover crops to farmers, environment
Cover cropping is one of the most rapidly growing soil and water conservation strategies.
Growing in high tunnels takes planning
High tunnels make it possible to grow crops in cooler conditions and extend the growing season.
USDA extends Milk Income Loss Contract program
USDA has extended the Milk Income Loss Contract program through Sept. 1, 2014, or until a new Margin Protection Program for dairy producers (MPP), established by the 2014 farm bill, is operational.
Muskingum conservancy drafts lease for shale drilling at Piedmont Lake
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is completing negotiations for an oil and gas lease for Utica Shale development for nearly 6,700 acres at Piedmont Lake in Belmont and Harrison counties.
Spring flood potential is widespread
NOAA predicts moderate spring flood potential in Midwest; California and Southwest stuck with drought.
Only the smart survive: Looking for resilient dairy farms
With current feed and milk prices, a black and white cow producing 22,000 pounds/year could net between $1,200 and $1,600.
Dairy producers weighing shift in new farm bill
The Margin Protection Program is designed to help farmers deal with both catastrophic conditions, such as weather extremes, and prolonged periods of low margins.
Pork producers blasted by new virus, PEDv
PEDv will mete a financial blow to many individual pork producers, but the tighter supply could trigger record-high industry revenues and the highest profit per head since 2005.
Expansion of beef cattle herds on the horizon
Whether the national beef herd grows or declines in the coming months will depend on cow slaughter numbers.
Chesapeake Energy reports 2013 finances; still waiting on infrastructure in Utica shale
As of Dec. 31, 2013, Chesapeake has drilled 425 wells in the Utica, including 230 producing wells and 195 wells awaiting pipeline connection or in various stages of completion.
Pioneer, USDA, university partnership may yield sustainable farm benefits
The three-year exclusive agreement among DuPont Pioneer, the University of Missouri and USDA-ARS will focus on precision agriculture sensors and soil mapping.
California leads U.S. milk production; Ohio dairy herd numbers drop
California continues to lead the U.S. in number of milk cows and overall milk production, while Ohio lost 130 licensed dairy herds in 2013.
Nearly 432 million acres planted to biotech crops in 2013
Eighteen million farmers in 27 countries chose biotech crops in 2013 to the tune of 432 million acres.
What triggered high milk prices? Exports
As a percentage of total U.S. production, we are now exporting more dairy products than corn. (We exported the equivalent of 31.2 billion pounds of milk, or more than the total annual milk production from New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania combined.)
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