Yearly Archives: 2013
Easter spending: Peter Cottontail is on a budget
WASHINGTON -- Americans will celebrate Easter in style and on budget this year, according to the National Retail Foundation's Easter Spending Survey.
Still big business
Keeping...
Monsanto and DuPont agree to genetic and seed technology exchange
DuPont Pioneer will pay Monsanto more than $802 million over an initial four-year period for trait technology, associated data, and soybean lines.
Conflicting seasons, and conflicted grain markets
Corn has rallied on the idea that the corn acres will decrease and the beans will increase, in Thursday's USDA Planting Intentions Report.
Letter: Climate change article irrational
Reader finds fault with science and logic of recent climate change article.
Mahoning County farmer injured in PTO accident
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio — A farmer was severely injured when he became entangled in an auger March 23.
According to Berlin Township Fire Chief Rick...
Don’t expect yields to stay the same in continuous corn rotations
Higher nitrogen rates do not eliminate the continuous corn yield drag during average or poor growing seasons.
Optimism is good for your health
PHILADELPHIA -- Learned optimism can be beneficial, helping to minimize feelings of depression, reduce stress levels and possibly improve physical health.
According to a controlled...
Another DFA settlement: This time, co-op to pay $46 million to plaintiffs
Dairy Farmers of America will pay $46 million to buyers of certain dairy products, part of a settlement agreement in an ongoing lawsuit regarding trading activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Sheep conserved by program
WOOSTER, Ohio -- After winning a Border Leicester in the 2012 Youth Conservation Program, Taylor Howman, of Wooster, is now encouraging other young shepherds...
New EPA report: Initial data shows significant gains in fuel economy
WASHINGTON — The EPA released its annual report that tracks the fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States, underscoring the major increases...
