Monthly Archives: March 2010
Farmers can get loans for cold storage
WASHINGTON -- The USDA's Farm Storage Facility Loan program has been amended to allow producers to build cold storage facilities to store their fresh...
Funding woes continue to hinder Pa. fair board members
Officials fear politics are behind the lack of funding for county fairs in Pennsylvania.
Know the value of your timber
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- How much are your trees worth? A lot of Missouri woodland owners don't know, according to Larry Godsey, an economist with...
Grass-fed beef production can be daunting for many beef producers
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio — Ohio livestock producers are exploring grass-fed beef production to meet market demands for what many consider to be a...
‘Do not enter’ not a bad idea: Farm biosecurity needs beefed up
One of the biggest concerns for farmers is hosting a visitor that might be bringing with them disease pathogens that could potentially be transmitted to the farm animals, and eventually between animals, or bringing a new disease onto the farm through purchased stock.
Can wheat producers keep pace with growing global demand?
Farmers around the world have responded to growing demand by producing record crops recently. As a result, USDA forecasts that global ending stocks for 2009/10 (June-May) will be 196.8 million metric tons, up 60 percent from a recent low of 123.3 million metric tons in 2007/08.
Does fish farming make sense for you?
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — With so much excitement in aquaculture, some farmers might wonder whether raising fish really is practical.
After all, raising a herd...
Ohio has huge potential, demand for fish farming
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Most Ohioans know how to catch a fish. A line and reel, a bobber, a farm pond and a bucket...
Farmers, don’t bring work home (especially if it could make others sick)
Your barn shoes and boots (and hands) could bring food-borne disease pathogens into farmhouse.
Consumers are demanding ‘fresh from the farm,’ creating endless possibilities
Farmers will learn to gross $90,000 per acre at annual conference.
