It’s official: 2017 corn yield set record
The 2017 corn yield in the U.S. is estimated at a record high 176.6 bushels per acre, according to the latest USDA report.
Hemlock pest found in Ohio counties
The hemlock woolly adelgid has been discovered in Ohio. The insect, native to Asia, threatens two hemlock tree species native to the eastern U.S.
McCutcheon crowned Ohio fairs’ queen
The Ohio Fair Managers crowned Morgan McCutcheon, Licking County, as the 2018 Ohio fairs’ queen. She represents the Hartford Independent Fair.
Natural gas pipelines in service
The major pipeline projects in Ohio and Pennsylvania are coming into service, greatly expanding the take-away capacity for the shale gas industry.
Report: Pa. agriculture has $136 billion economic impact
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture unveiled a new economic impact analysis that shows agriculture has a $135.7 billion annual economic impact for the commonwealth.
Ohio salutes 125 historic farms in 2017
In 2017, the Ohio Department of Agriculture honored 125 new century, sesquicentennial or bicentennial farms owned by the same family for at least 100, 150 or 200 consecutive years.
K&S Millwrights buys Hamilton Agri-Sales
K&S Millwrights purchased Hamilton Agri-Sales, Johnstown, Ohio. They specialize in commercial and on-farm grain drying and storage facilities.
How to determine when a cow is in heat
Determining the optimum time to artificially inseminate your herd can reduce your calving intervals and decrease your semen expense.
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.
Ohio couple wins AFBF Excellence in Ag award
Ohio Farm Bureau members Greg and Rose Hartschuh, of Sycamore, Ohio, won the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Excellence in Agriculture Award.
