Tag: corn
ECO-Farming: It goes back to the root of it all,...
SALEM, Ohio — The next time planting season rolls around, consider not using any type of tillage on those fields. That’s what a group...
Farm Science Review to exhibit Corn Belt’s many varieties
LONDON, Ohio -- The history of corn, from ancient grasses to modern marvel, will be on display at Ohio State University's Farm Science Review, Sept. 20-22, at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center outside London.
Dairy Excel: Practical things to do about rising feed costs and...
Since September 2006, U.S. corn has not traded under $3/bushel -- not one single time -- and chances are good that we will never see corn under $3 per bushel ever again. Meanwhile, milk prices have played yo-yo like never before.
Worse crop conditions, better prices
It's a seller's market: Don't look back at $7 corn and $14 beans and wonder why you didn't sell those numbers going into harvest!
Indiana Soybean and Corn groups offer Ohio River barge tours
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Hoosier farmers will have an opportunity to experience first-hand how their grain crops make their way down the Ohio River on...
Ohio crops are late, but improving
The casual view from the windshield is of good crops. The reality is that we are very late, however, and that exposes us to less yield and fears of maturity. A frost scare the end of September would change things a lot.
Mesotrione controls weeds in corn, can carry over to soybeans
WEST LAYFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University weed scientist says farmers need to take precautions to prevent carryover of Mesotrione, an active ingredient in several corn herbicides, into the following year’s soybean crop.
Are higher corn and soybean prices the ‘new normal’ in the...
Have commodity prices reached a plateau yet?
POET gets $105 million DOE loan for cellulosic refinery in Iowa
The U.S. Department of Energy is making a $105 million loan guarantee to POET to support the development of the nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant.
85 claims received after Archbold Elevator’s grain license suspended
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — More than $3.4 million will be paid out to grain producers after operations were halted at Archbold Elevator in April after...