Yearly Archives: 2011
Vacation with us…Fischer and Ritenour
Everyone enjoys the outdoors and what better place to take a three-hour trail ride than Phoenix, Ariz.? That’s exactly what Scott and Robin Fischer...
Ohio State names soil scientist University Distinguished Professor
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rattan Lal, a pre-eminent soil scientist in Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, has been designated as...
Cargill Pork buys hog production facility in Texas
WICHITA, Kan. -- Cargill's Wichita-based pork business recently announced it has completed a transaction to acquire a 21,500-acre hog production site near Dalhart, Texas,...
Sugar farmers sue corn industry for false marketing
DENVER -- American sugar farmers and refiners have filed a suit to stop big corn processors from marketing high-fructose corn syrup as a natural...
Abandoned Pa. orchards removed to protect active ones
Nearly 40 acres of abandoned apple trees in Adams County have been removed this spring to protect nearby commercial orchards from damaging pests and diseases.
Pa. soybean board offering grants
The Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board is currently accepting grant applications for projects designed to improve the efficiency and profitability of Pennsylvania's soybean producers.
Planting frustration grows
Patience is still best action by farmers, as planting is delayed across the U.S.
Weather forecast: More of the same in Ohio, Pa.
To read more about how the weather is affecting farmers, click here.
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Blame the weatherman, La Nina, Mother Nature or whatever you...
Rain muddies the crop prospects
Continued rain across the Midwest dominates all thinking about marketing these days. There was virtually no progress in planting last week, and will be none expected this week.
Nitrogen losses might not be severe during rainy weather
The steady flow of wet weather in April has caused many producers to worry about nitrogen losses in their fields, especially in fields where nitrogen applications were made prior to the rains.
