Monthly Archives: August 2013
Pretty perfect camping
I am happy to report that my “send a watermelon to camp” program is coming along nicely. We have come to the realization we...
Join Farm and Dairy at The Food Dialogues: Ohio
Join us for our live-blogging coverage of the 2013 Food Dialogues: Ohio.
2013 Ashtabula County Fair auction results
The youth livestock auction results from the 2013 Ashtabula County Fair.
Animal rights vandals hit butter cow at Iowa State Fair
Vandals from the Iowans for Animal Liberation dowsed the Iowa State Fair’s butter cow with red paint symbolizing blood, and wrote “Freedom for All” on the glass display window.
Ohio Holstein Association signs confidential agreement to settle debt
Ohio Holstein Association says settlement appears close. Joint statement to be released within weeks.
Butler Farm Show 2013
Aug. 8, 2013
Sale Total: $198,307.80
Total Lots: 209
See last year's results
STEERS
Number of Market Lots: 26
Average: $2.69/pound with champions; $1.96/pound without
Total steer sale: $86,246.30
Grand champion: Matt...
Building a root cellar
Hobby farmers, urban farmers, gardeners and back-to-the-land survivalists are using root cellars to store vegetables throughout the winter months. Here's an easy way to make your own.
Was Pappy Maverick wrong? (When buying land isn’t a good idea for farmers)
World population, U.S. farm productivity, Earl Butz and Bret Maverick: What should farmers believe?
NASS report speculates farmers are on the way to record high corn production
NASS forecasts 76.4 million acres of soybeans for harvest this year. If realized, this will be the second largest harvested acreage on record and NASS forecasts this year’s corn yield at 154.4 bushels per acre, the third-highest yield on record.
Fertilizer prices headed lower
The break-up of a Russian potash cartel is part of what’s triggering the fertilizer market upheaval.
