Tag: drought
Summer of 2012: Too hot to handle?
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — This past June, more than 170 all-time U.S. heat records were tied or broken — many of them originally set in...
Low hay supply could lead to high prices in Pa., Midwest
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pennsylvania forage growers should hope for a long fall season with good weather to help their hay crop and pastures,...
The drought could be worse; we still have options
I went to southern Illinois last week to do some programs and I was taken aback by the severity of the drought in that...
Hoping drought stress eases soon
"Archie saw that there was not a thing to do in that field. In the drought the earth itself appeared to shrivel up. There...
Mennonite Disaster Service to provide assistance to farmers hit by drought
The Mennonite Disaster Service in eastern Ohio/western Pa. is calling for help for dairy farmers who can no longer feed their herds due to the lack of pasture.
Dry summer is a reminder to plan for the worst, be...
,My, how things change.It seems like just the other day (it was actually about Christmas time), I was writing an article about all the...
Drought 2012: Some farmers could be better off than expected, but...
USDA estimates 73 percent of the nation’s domestic cattle are within an area of drought.
Ohio: Grain prices climbing as crops bake in 2012 drought
One-third of the corn and soybean crops in the Midwest are projected to have poor yields this harvest due to the drought.
Dry summer is a reminder to plan for worst, be thankful...
,As I sit here today thinking about what to write ... I look out my office window to the brown grass. That's when it...
Frustrated farmers: Issues continue
Frustrated. That single word does a pretty good job of summing up the mood of many dairy farmers as they look at dwindling feed inventories and less-than-lush fields.
