Yearly Archives: 2012
Farmers take practical knowledge to Africa
WASHINGTON -- National Farmers Union representatives recently returned from Senegal and Zambia after participating in National Cooperative Business Association's Farmer-to-Farmer Program.
Alaska Farmers Union President...
Asian carp detected in Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay
State and federal officials ramp up sampling in response to the discovery of Asian carp eDNA in water samples taken from Maumee and Sandusky bays of Lake Erie.
Monsanto ends year with net income of $2 billion
Fueled by corn and soybean seeds and traits, net Monsanto sales for the full fiscal year were $13.5 billion, a 14 percent increase over fiscal year 2011. Net income for FY12 was $2 billion.
Should I exit the cow/calf industry?
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- In March 2012, the prices of feeder cattle reached record highs. By mid-July 2012, the severe drought in the Midwest and...
Neighbor girl brightened my days
The sun was low in the sky, evening coming on, when the buggy arrived. I stepped outside to see who was coming to visit,...
Summers’ truck pulling is ‘red hot’ and ‘twisted’
A lifetime interest in horsepower and big engines has led Mike Summers to the top of the truck pulling circuit.
Enter the Blue Ribbon Moments photo contest
There's still time to enter our Blue Ribbon Moments photo contest. Don't wait, the contest will be ending soon!
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Oct. 4, 2012:
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- Zane Trace FFA officers and their adviser, Jennifer Johnston, traveled to Columbus Sept. 26 to hear Gov. John Kasich speak, tour...
Adventurers raise fund for cancer cure, tap new technology
For those who seek excitement, a sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction an adventure provides, climbing mountains is right up there. Not just climbing...
Good news on milk price horizon
Integrated dairy farms producing a large amount of the feeds consumed by their cows have a distinct cash flow advantage. This should be very good to Midwestern dairy producers in the long run.
