Indiana may salt away popcorn ranking
Lower prices resulted in a nearly 27-percent drop in harvested acres of popcorn in Indiana for 2000, and as a result, the state may lose its place as the nation's leading popcorn producer.
Most hogs are sold via contracts
More than half of the hogs sold in January were priced by a formula, according to a checkoff-funded research survey. Companies in the survey accounted for 86.9 percent of federally inspected slaughter during that time.
NFU appears before ag committee
The primary goal should be economic stability and opportunity, the National Farmers Union testifies.
Western Pa. Sheep Symposium: Producers can’t ignore scrapie risk
William Shulaw, OSU Extension veterinarian, talked about the diagnosis and control of scrapie, the ovine form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.
USDA is trying to rid market of StarLink
The USDA, through its Commodity Credit Corporation, will purchase $15 to $20 million of hybrid corn seed from small corn seed companies to ensure corn seed with the protein Cry9C is not planted this spring.
Buttons, buttons … ‘billions’ of buttons
The Buckeye State Button Society will hold its annual show April 6-8 in Median.
Ashland Dairy Unit honors top herds
The Ashland County Dairy Service Unit held its annual meeting, and recognized Ayers Farm and GEM Hill Farm as top herds for 2000.
Charlie Nash honored by Farmers Union
Long-time Farmers Union supporter Charlie Nash of Ottawa, Ohio, has received the National Farmers Union Meritorious Service Award.
Clean homes have sweeping effects
A University of Michigan study shows that the cleanliness of the home children grow up in predicts their educational attainment and earnings more than 25 years later.
Herbicide-resistant weed found in Ohio
Ohio State University greenhouse studies recently confirmed the resistance of one shattercane population to herbicides.
