George W. Bush to keynote energy event in Pittsburgh
Former President George W. Bush will deliver the keynote luncheon address Nov. 14 at Hart Energy’s 5th annual DUG East conference and exhibition in Pittsburgh.
Chesapeake sells eastern Pa. Marcellus shale properties
Southwestern Energy Company is buying natural gas properties located in Pennsylvania prospective for the Marcellus Shale from Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
Marlin: Grain markets finish the year strong
Grain futures markets on the Chicago Board of Trade made new life-of-contract highs as we finished the year, and then made new highs Jan. 4 and Jan. 5.
Another DFA settlement: This time, co-op to pay $46 million to plaintiffs
Dairy Farmers of America will pay $46 million to buyers of certain dairy products, part of a settlement agreement in an ongoing lawsuit regarding trading activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
What triggered high milk prices? Exports
As a percentage of total U.S. production, we are now exporting more dairy products than corn. (We exported the equivalent of 31.2 billion pounds of milk, or more than the total annual milk production from New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania combined.)
Mycogen, Dairyland seeds to incorporate Roundup Ready 2 Xtend
Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology will now be incorporated into the Mycogen and Dairyland Seed brands, following a license agreement between Monsanto and Corteva Agriscience.
Pa. funds food bank ag surplus system
With the funding appropriated through the state’s 2015-16 budget, the commonwealth’s charitable food banks will buy surplus agricultural products produced in Pennsylvania.
Ohio sheep producers eligible for FSA help with Cache Valley Virus
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Ohio was recently approved to accept Cache Valley Virus (CVV) as a qualifying disease for the FSA Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program.
Ohio EPA Nutrient Reduction Strategy to measure ‘health of streams’
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is awaiting Congressional action on a Nutrient Reduction Strategy that it submitted to the federal EPA June 28.
The proposal seeks new limits on the amounts of phosphorus and nitrogen that can enter Ohio's various streams and water bodies, but in relation to the aquatic life in a particular stream, and other biological factors.
Global feed tonnage reaches record 873 million
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The world's feed production has reached an estimated 873 million metric tons, according to a global survey commissioned by Alltech. Conducted through Alltech's regional managers, the survey assessed the tonnage of 132 countries and all species.
