Yearly Archives: 2013
DEP to host public hearing, open house for Washington Co. compressor station
PITTSBURGH -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will host an open house and a formal public hearing May 1 to discuss a proposed...
Orrin McConkie: ‘Gentle and strong standing’ (1996-2013)
BELLVILLE, Ohio — He was a young man of few words, but when he spoke, people listened.
That’s how friends and family remember Orrin Dwain...
Immigration bill could come any day
SALEM, Ohio — An immigration bill is expected to be introduced in the Senate any day, following agreement April 11 between the Agriculture Workforce...
GIPSA fines Martin D. Yoder Livestock
WOOSTER, Ohio — A local commercial livestock buyer and dealer has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection Packers and...
Brazil waives wheat tariff… for now
A temporary tariff change in Brazil is signaling an opportunity for U.S. wheat farmers to regain competitiveness in South America’s largest wheat importing market.
In Ohio, the corn planting window is now open, and it closes May 10
Ohio corn growers, if you can get in your fields, start planting. Planting corn outside the optimal four-week window could lower yields as much as 30 bushels/acre.
Monsanto, Dow create agreement to use each other’s genetic traits
The agreement paves the way for U.S. introduction (pending regulatory approvals) of new, next-generation SmartStax products by the end of the decade.
Duane Logan named general manager at COBA/Select Sires
Trumbull County, Ohio, native Duane Logan will lead COBA/Select Sires as its general manager.
Penn State webinar to look at gas reservoirs in Utica Shale
In eastern Ohio, the Utica Shale is presently of more interest than the Marcellus Shale because of favorable economic returns. April 24 webinar explains more.
Agriculture is producing a slew of parody videos
The Midwest Dairy Association recently released a musical parody of The Beach Boys' hit "Good Vibrations." The Social Silo talked with the makers of the video.
