2010: It’s still not ‘business as usual’ for agriculture
SALEM, Ohio -- Let's start the year as most prognosticators do: predicting what will happen in the next 12 months. But we needed help,...
After all the talk, crop prices are following seasonality
Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets, finding that, after all the talk, crop prices are following seasonality.
Events in Ukraine again controlling markets
Uncertainty over the reliability of Ukraine's grain exports has created volatile markets. Marlin Clark offers insight into the latest shifts.
Perdue closing chicken plant in Fredericksburg, Pa.
Perdue is closing a chicken production plant in Fredericksburg, Pa., and its related distribution center in Denver, Pa.
UK farmer sets world wheat record
Wheat farmer in Northumberland, U.K., sets new world wheat record: 249.6 bushels per acre.
Farm groups slam Dannon
Yogurt-maker Dannon has said by the end of 2018 it will only use milk from cows fed non-GMO feed to produce its yogurt. Dairy and farm groups aren't happy, calling it a marketing ploy.
EPA approves E15 waiver for newer vehicles
EPA gives (slight) nod to fuel with higher percentage of ethanol, but National Corn Growers Association and other industry groups not happy with limited scope of the waiver.
Vilsack calls for carbon credits for agriculture and forestry
During a recent forum in Kentucky, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack touched on many issues facing his department, including climate change and animal identification.
USDA: Ohio hog numbers up; U.S. numbers down
Ohio hog producers had 1.97 million hogs on hand March 1, 2009, up 2 percent from last quarter and up 6 percent from a year ago. U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2009, was 65.4 million head, down 3 percent from March 1, 2008, and down 2 percent from December 1, 2008.
Land O’Lakes first half earnings match 2008
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — Land O’Lakes had net sales of $5.8 billion and net earnings of $164.1 million for the first six months of...
