Uncle Sam’s numbers are helping the grain markets
November soybean futures rallied to the highest level since July and corn futures had similar gains, following the release of the Grain Stocks Report.
Pa. farmers’ Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts ‘significant’
Penn State survey finds farmers have put a lot of their dollars and resources into efforts to protect the Chesapeake Bay.
Move over, California. Broccoli Dream Team building East Coast production
Forget California! With their unique climate conditions, western New York growers could benefit from new regional broccoli varieties.
USDA taketh, USDA giveth back
Marlin Clark weighs in on the short-term roller coaster that has been the grain markets for the week of Feb. 22, 2021.
Don’t waste your money on bogus nontraditional fertilizer products
By ED LENTZ and ROBERT MULLEN
WOOSTER, Ohio — Many products are frequently marketed as the latest and greatest technology that will improve agronomic productivity...
Ohio’s Utica shale gas production up, oil down
During the third quarter of 2016, Ohio’s horizontal shale wells produced 45 percent more natural gas than in the same period in 2015.
U.S. beef gains full access to Japan
Expanded access could increase U.S. beef and beef product exports to Japan by up to $200 million annually.
Syngenta to build a new research center in China
BASEL, Switzerland — Syngenta recently said it will build a new biotech research and technology center in Beijing, China.
Its focus will be on...
Gov. Corbett establishes council to strengthen dairy industry in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett has established a dairy leadership council that will help ensure that state government meets the needs of Pennsylvania's nearly $2 billion dairy industry.
First Eastern Equine Encephalitis case of 2011 reported in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced the first fatality associated with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a Midland County horse.
