Crop markets reflect new and missing information
URBANA, Ill. -- Prices of corn, soybeans and wheat continue to move erratically, reflecting both new information and the lack of some information, said...
Farm and Dairy’s Just Say Cheese photo contest
June is National Dairy Month, so we figured, why not celebrate? In honor of our love for all things dairy — “dairy” is half of our namesake, after all — Farm and Dairy wants your best dairy-related photos.
Remember why Tobey Farmer died
On this Memorial Day, remember Abraham Lincoln's challenge: "It is for us the living to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus so nobly advanced."
Penn State’s multipurpose cover-crop seeder handles three passes in one
A cover-crop seeder designed by Penn State agricultural scientists that can plant seed, add herbicides and spray fertilizer in a single trip might also improve corn yields.
Ohio ag officials discuss worst growing season to date
“We all know that we’re in very unusual conditions, but I just want to stress that they are extremely unusual conditions ..."
Bill Gates: Helping world’s poorest farmers is best international aid
Bill Gates: Farming is a business that helps poor farmers build self-sufficiency and improve their lives.
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).
Late corn planting won’t necessarily mean lower yields
Farmers can expect yield losses of at least one bushel per acre for every day's delay in planting after the first week of May. But it all depends on July and August weather.
Fiscal year is lookin’ green for John Deere
MOLINE, Ill. -- Sales and profit in the second quarter at Deere & Company set an all-time quarterly record.Net income attributable to Deere &...
Effects of rising fuel costs to impact some farmers more than others
This year's unexpected rise in fuel prices is certain to impact farmers in Ohio and across the nation, but the extent of the impact will vary across agricultural sectors.
