Yearly Archives: 2015
Stuck with farm bill mess until 2018
The low whimpering and muffled whining heard in farm country this month are not the gripes and grunts of corn and soybean growers trudging through 2015's purgatory of under-$4 corn and less-than-$10 beans.
Harsh winters provide good opportunity to view sea gulls
Sea gulls are not limited to sea shores.
Purdue seeding trial results show more corn plants per acre
To achieve the ‘ideal’ population of 32,000 seeds per acre, farmers should put down 32,500 to 34,300 seeds per acre.
Jeff Raney, Brubaker Farms, food bank honored for dairy innovation
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jeff Raney, of Adamsville, Crawford County, received one of three Pacesetter Awards presented by the Center for Dairy Excellence at the Pennsylvania...
Dressing for prom success
It's the dead of winter and a balmy -3 degrees here. This of course coincides perfectly with the need to start shopping for prom dresses to be worn in May.
Your frost seeding opportunity almost here
Regardless of what those groundhogs had to say, spring arrives March 20.
Ohio farmers needed to participate in soil fertility projects
The Ohio State Soil Fertility Lab is looking for farmers and crop consultants from across the state to cooperate with a number of projects this year.
Claude P. Sheppard, Jr.
SEVILLE, Ohio — Claude P. Sheppard Jr., of Seville, died Jan. 27, 2015.
Winter weather pains won’t go away
Winter cold and all the problems continue.
USDA gives nonbrowning apples the green light
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has deregulated two apple varieties genetically engineered to resist browning.
