Dairy cattle a big part of US beef supply
Dairy cattle continue to be a significant contributor to the commercial U.S. beef supply.
Honey bee losses continue to hit beekeepers
Total losses from managed honey bee colonies nationwide were 30 percent from all causes for the 2010/2011 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the USDA and the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA).
Dairymen, two online tools can help with Margin Protection Program choice
Online tools help dairymen calculate Margin Protection Program costs, as well as forecast MPP payments and the total MPP benefits the producer can anticipate.
Eliminating GMOs would raise food prices
If there was a ban on GMO crops in the US, consumers could expect food prices to rise 1-2 percent per year, and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
Three major commodities, three different trends
Marlin Clark analyses the most recent trends in the grain markets, delivering this week's grain report.
President Trump to American Farm Bureau: ‘Farmers are our future’
President Donald Trump became the first president in a quarter century to address the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Sale of Zilmax supplement suspended after Tyson says it won’t buy cattle fed it
Merck Animal Health has temporarily suspended sales of its cattle feed additive Zilmax in the United States and Canada.
Farmers unable to plant facing tough decisions
Farmers who have crop insurance need to make tough decisions regarding their growing season, and deadlines are looming.
Fayette Co. intermodal facility will help export Ohio soybeans
Bluegrass Farms of Ohio has received the green light to create an intermodal terminal, the Central Ohio Logistics Center, thanks in large part to a $7.5 million forgivable state loan.
Ohio couple files arbitration complaint against Chesapeake Energy over unpaid royalties
A complaint, filed by Ronald and Joetta Hale, of Lisbon, Ohio, alleges Chesapeake Energy Corp. and others have underpaid oil and gas royalties to the tune of $9 million.
