Monthly Archives: February 2014
Farm lease workshop in Jefferson, Ohio
A farmland lease workshop will be held March 10 from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Ashtabula County Extension office located at 39 Wall Street in Jefferson.
Library of Congress online resource explores American history through song
A new Library of Congress online resource, Songs of America, launched recently.
Liming: Are you keeping your soil healthy?
Liming is not new science, back in 1760 George Washington was adding marl, a source of calcium carbonate, to his farmland as a way...
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy about Walter Lincoln Hawkins
Hello Again!
The snow is piled high along the roadways and the ends of driveways as we have dug out after yet another of winter’s...
USA: Red meat exports close 2013 on a mixed note
DENVER — Exports of U.S. beef, pork and lamb closed 2013 on a mixed note. Beef exports eclipsed the $6 billion mark for the...
What triggered high milk prices? Exports
As a percentage of total U.S. production, we are now exporting more dairy products than corn. (We exported the equivalent of 31.2 billion pounds of milk, or more than the total annual milk production from New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania combined.)
Deere hits record first quarter earnings of $681 million
Coming off a booming year, lower farm income expectations in 2014 will slow sales of John Deere agricultural machinery in the U.S. and Canada. Deere expects sales to be down 5 to 10 percent for the year.
Why farming changed the way I eat, part three
In this third and final installment of Why farming changed the way I eat, I want to talk about the dairy in my Farm and Dairy.
Results of beta-agonists complicated
More research needs to be done to further understand how all beta-agonists on the market work in cattle feeding.
Utica and Marcellus shale: Many want severance tax funds to come back to affected...
A third plan for the proposed severance tax may be on its way to the Ohio Statehouse.
