Yearly Archives: 2008

Huge rift between U.S. soybean producer boards. The American Soybean Association is blasting the United Soybean Board, raising "serious ethical, legal, and financial allegations" about how farmer checkoff funds and program activities are being conducted.

Fred Forsburg's tomatoes are perfect -- tough to do in a certified organic operation where no pesticides, herbicides or fungicides are used. The Livonia farmer's secret? Growing tomatoes in high tunnels.

The last three decades of Ohio soybean production have been good ones, marked by improved Phytophthora cultivars, a new market for tofu soybeans and one of the most popular soybean varieties ever grown in Ohio. Much of that success has been at the hands of Steve St. Martin, a soybean breeder at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. But on Jan. 1, St. Martin, who has headed the soybean breeding program at the center since 1991, will retire and pass the torch to a new faculty member.

OMAHA, Neb. -- The 2008 Herdsman of the Year was honored with a trophy buckle in memory of Lawrence Grathwohl and sponsored by the...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological Survey has released the 2007 report on Ohio mineral industries.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown received a Friend of Farm Bureau Award from the Ohio organization during its annual meeting Dec. 3-5 in Columbus. The...

COLUMBUS -- A Jefferson County couple who has tweaked a successful farm business to stay profitable and in business was lauded as Outstanding Young...

COLUMBUS -- With blessing from county delegates, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation staffers will push forth in 2009 with the state's plan to implement a...

DULUTH, Ga. -- Building on a commitment to quality, and in an effort to streamline logistics for their dealer network, AGCO Corporation has built...

WASHINGTON -- Low- and moderate-income workers can take steps now to save for retirement and earn a special tax credit in 2008 and the...