Monthly Archives: September 2008
Poor farmers to benefit from worldwide initiative
NEW YORK -- The United Nations World Food Programme, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation unveiled a groundbreaking...
Country-of-origin labeling rule gets chilly reception
The latest brouhaha stems from the USDA's interpretation of COOL.
China feed demand grows
WASHINGTON -- Higher corn yields are expected in China for 2008 compared to 2007 resulting in 6 billion bushels, said Cary Sifferath, U.S. Grains...
The financial crisis: What it means for agriculture in the United States
By Terry Francl
American Farm Bureau Federation
The financial melt down in the U.S. that started with the sub-prime mortgage crisis has led to a bailout...
Ranches work to recover from Ike
ANAHUAC, Texas — Almost two weeks after Hurricane Ike struck the upper Gulf Coast of Texas, shock is being replaced by worry, fatigue and...
Mahoning Farm Bureau celebrates achievements
Mahoning County Farm Bureau celebrated a year of successful programs at its annual meeting. The county received Excellence Awards in the organization and public policy programming areas. It was also awarded the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation President’s Award for top overall programming.
Talking market strategy in Ashtabula County
Nothing in the commodity market has been any less predictable than grain prices over the last three years, according to Tim Gildersleeve, who grows about 1,200 acres of grain and forage on his Austinburg farm.
Ashland County Fair livestock auction results
Find out who topped the livestock competitions at this year’s Ashland County Fair.
Congress fixes misinterpretation of farm bill base-acre provision
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to suspend for the 2008 crop year a farm billprovision that required producers to have...
National FFA membership is at a 31-year-high
INDIANAPOLIS — The National FFA Organization has 507,763 members in 7,439 FFA chapters across the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
“This is an...
