Another program offers $2.5 million in farmland preservation funds
SALEM, Ohio -- Ohio farmers can now apply to receive cash payouts in return for preserving their properties forever.Farm landowners can work with their...
Ohio cropland values expected to drop
Producers and landowners alike are being squeezed by high input costs and low commodity prices.
Report reveals farmers, ethanol not to blame for high food prices
SALEM, Ohio — American farmers deserve an apology, and leaders of the American Farm Bureau, National Farmers Union, National Corn Growers Association and Growth...
Tillage operations present options for seedbed preparation
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After a wet fall and spring, corn and soybean farmers must decide what field tillage operations are essential before planting...
Battling compaction: No-till, controlled traffic a key
With compacted soils, farmers could lose 5 percent to 10 percent of their corn or soybean yields.
Study finds big shifts in Indiana immigrant trends since 1990
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Today's Indiana immigrant likely is Mexican or Asian, under 40, a blue-collar laborer and not as proficient in English as...
Pa. bull sale breaks records
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, Pa. — Eighty-one bulls, consigned by breeders in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, broke two sale records at the 36th Pennsylvania Performance Tested...
Food safety bills on plate in D.C.
SALEM, Ohio -- Spinach. Peanuts. Pistachios. Sprouts.Continued national food recalls because of possible contamination have triggered calls for stricter food safety measures for several...
Ag groups bypass EPA in effort to get pesticide permitting thrown out
SALEM, Ohio -- The American Farm Bureau Federation and CropLife America last week bypassed the Environmental Protection Agency, asking to have the courts review...
Weed resistance to Roundup only matter of time
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Roundup Ready crops have made weed control much easier for farmers, but a new study shows their reliance on the...
