Beef producers dig deeper into DNA
Breeders say DNA testing can now extract information from a bull only a few weeks old that in the past would have taken 10 calves sire to determine.
Meigs County men plead guilty to crop insurance fraud
Meigs County men await sentencing for conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Pa. dairy industry teams with food bank to get milk to those who need...
An innovative food bank milk distribution program, spearheaded by the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, got an assist during this year's Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Opting out: Farm bill exempts more organic farmers from checkoffs
A proposed rule change announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dec. 15 would expand an exemption from national research and promotion check off orders to include 95 percent organic farmers, handlers, marketers and importers — otherwise known as “primary organic” operations.
Recent grain market mystery solved
When you have the futures market $2 above the cash market, your intuition is that the market is just broken. How ag economists solved the mystery.
It doesn’t pay to be average in the dairy business
It doesn’t pay to be average in the dairy business. Do you know where you rank? Join the Ohio Farm Business and Benchmarking program.
Farmer sets new corn yield record
New corn record tops 500 bushels per acre.
10 tips for beginning farmers to ride out market uncertainty
10 things beginning farmers should know. (Hint: It takes years for some to master good management practices.)
Odd trading week may hurt rallies
Short week, but lots of activity still happening in the markets.
FSA disaster assistance program expanded; Jan. 14 deadline set
New options provide greater coverage for losses when natural disasters affect specialty crops.
