Dairymen can opt out of Margin Protection Program without fee
Dairymen have the option of opting out of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency Margin Protection Program for 2018 without paying a fee.
Monsanto adds another CRISPR platform to genetic toolbox
Monsanto has created an agreement with biotech firm ToolGen to use ToolGen’s CRISPR technology platform
for use in genetic development of plants.
POET Biorefining expands in Marion
POET Biorefining-Marion broke ground Aug. 15 to expand its production capacity from 70 million gallons of ethanol per year to 150 million gallons.
USDA forecasts record soybean production
USDA Crop Production report predicts record 88.7 million acres of soybeans will be harvested this year.
Everyone’s waiting on USDA’s Aug. 1 report
What does USDA think we will see for crop production? Everyone is waiting for the latest report on Aug. 10.
US on track to set ethanol production record
If US ethanol production remains relatively high through the second half of the year, 2017 will set a new record for annual fuel ethanol production.
Egg prices good for consumers, bad for farmers
Since the winter of 2016, egg prices have plummeted. While that's good for shoppers, it has been tough for egg producers. One OSU Extension expert says some Ohio egg producers are 'just hanging on.'
Ohio Ag Equipment buys Witmer’s Inc.
Ohio Ag Equipment, a division of Ohio CAT, has purchased the Witmer’s Inc. AGCO dealership near Columbiana, Ohio. The Witmer family will now focus on its construction business.
Oil and gas drilling permits climbing in Ohio, Pa.
There were 268 oil and gas drilling permits issued in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale play, and 112 permits issued in Ohio’s Utica play in March/April.
DFA to stop marketing independent farms’ milk
Approximately 225 independent dairymen in the Mideast marketing order have until Nov. 30 to find a new home for their milk. Dairy Farmers of America announced it will no longer market the independent producers’ milk.
