Yearly Archives: 2009
Grain markets are poised for a pop
USDA will release the Supply and Demand Report Wednesday, and, as usual, it represents an untimely truth for this grain market columnist.
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Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm makes history
COLUMBUS -- The owners of Whitehouse Christmas Tree Farm, Duke and Martha Wheeler, have a lot to be happy about. Grand slam Their operation...
Looks like the taxpayer gets the short end of the stick again
Editor:I wonder how the 330 people in Richland County who own property in the Muskingum Watershed District that had to pay the assessment fee...
Silage conference held in U.S.
MADISON, Wis. -- Silage specialists from around the world gathered at the XV International Silage Conference July 27-29 in Madison, Wis. The conference has...
New invasive pest threatens corn growers in Pennsylvania
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new invasive pest recently found in Pennsylvania could mean serious losses to corn growers in the state. Western bean...
USDA: Increase in farm production expenditures slows in 2008
WASHINGTON -- U.S. farm production expenditures totaled $307 billion in 2008, according to the Farm Production Expenditures 2008 Summary released by the U.S. Department...
Mary had a lot of lambs: Researchers identify way to speed up sheep breeding
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell Sheep Program researchers have discovered an unusual form of a gene that prompts ewes to breed out of season as...
Finance experts to host conference calls on dairy markets, working with lenders
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Dairy producers can learn ways to plan financial strategies for the next six months from two nationally known financial advisors --...
Let sleeping horses stand
URBANA, Ill. -- It might be nice to doze off while waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store, but unlike horses, humans...
Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions
The grand champion steer at this year's Ohio State Fair sold for $65,000, and the reserve champion steer set a new sale record at $27,000. Check out the photos from Sunday's Sale of Champions.
