Tag: agriculture
Opportunities for farmers through eFields
A new OSU College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences program, eFields, promotes production agriculture through the use of on-farm research.
Thank you Ohio, and hello Iowa!
Reporter Chis Kick reflects on his experience as a local ag journalist, and his future career at Iowa State University.
Plant diseases, pests ruining crops
Pathogens and pests are causing maize losses of 20 to 41 percent, and soybean losses of 11-32 percent.
Costco, Walmart want ag control
Farm leaders in rural America are closely watching two recent moves into "Big Ag" by Costco and Walmart.
W. Va. Legislature approves Right to Farm bill
The West Virginia Legislature has approved the Right to Farm bill, intended to protect farmers from nuisance lawsuits.
In the long run it’s, well, a long run
USDA sees just a $1.9 billion growth in net farm income over the coming 10 years — from a $77.6 billion forecast in 2019 to $79.5 billion in 2028.
Construction time in Ohio State’s ag college
With more than $100 million in construction projects, Ohio State University's agriculture college is changing in a big way.
The state of our farm and food union
How are politics affecting agriculture and what lies ahead? Alan Guebert analyzes what he calls "the current state of the American farm and food union."
Phone to farmer: Fungus on the way, time to spray
The struggle against plant disease will never end, but farmers can now get a boost from the computer-in-a-pocket called the smartphone.
Lancaster Co. farmer posts top soybean yield: 97 bu.
Hershey Farms LLC was Pennsylvania’s top producer in the 2018 Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest, with a winning yield of 97.19 bushels per acre.
