Tag: agriculture
Ag’s new normal includes trade deficits, not surpluses
U.S. ag exports hit a record-high $196 billion last year. U.S. ag imports also hit a record-high $199 billion, or $3 billion more than ag exports.
Ohio farmer, innovator Marcia Ruff: ‘Don’t be afraid to try things’
It bothers Marcia Ruff when a woman says she’s just a farm wife, because she believes there are many opportunities for women in agriculture.
Lady Buggs Pharm honors ancestral ties to plants and nature
Lady Buggs Pharm honors ancestral ties to her urban garden which grows traditional fruits and vegetables as well as medicinal plants.
Penn State Extension revamps ‘Ag 101’ course
A Penn State Extension online course, titled "Ag 101," covers the basics of agriculture in Pennsylvania and other mid-Atlantic and Northeast states.
Encourage children to follow agricultural dreams
Encourage children to take an interest in the agriculture industry because one day they will be the future of agriculture.
Population trends help predict long-term ag outlook
Population shifts around the world are likely good predictors of how demand in the agricultural industry will adapt in the long term.
‘The ceaseless drive to endless increase …’
Our fear of hunger dictates a food system where farmers are embedded in a system that pushes for ever-higher yields, production, exports and profits.
Identity preserved soybeans offer market options
When customers buy soybeans from Bluegrass Farms of Ohio, they're buying varieties with consistent characteristics and identity preserved credentials.
Ohioans receive grants for agriculture initiatives
Several Ohioans were selected to receive grants from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
2,500 gallons of water per bushel of irrigated corn is ‘too...
Because of agriculture’s overall thirst, it is the biggest, fattest, slowest target in every effort to re-allocate today’s dwindling supplies of water.
