Tag: wheat
Crop prices treading water
URBANA - Following wide swings in September and early October, the prices of corn, soybeans and wheat have traded in relatively narrow ranges in the last half of October.
The crop harvest that just never ends
Remember when you expected to harvest up to Thanksgiving? Part of the problem with crop progress is perspective. We have gotten used to early planting, fast dry-down, and big planting and harvesting equipment.
Family dynamics can change when a woman decides to return to...
LONDON, Ohio — Women of all ages are returning to the family farm. That can be a good thing, but it can also cause...
Grain market guru says hold on for wild ride in grain...
The ag economist emphasized that anyone involved in the commodity market has to keep his attention on just about everything.
Silage harvest moving along, but combines remain in the machine...
SALEM, Ohio — A combination of sunshine and rain is once again trying some farmers’ patience, as they start harvesting silage and preparing...
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...
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...
Drought is sending Texans looking for hay
COLUMBUS — Ohio Cattlemen’s Association has been contacted by cattlemen in Texas and other drought-stricken states who are looking to purchase hay. OCA is working with the Ohio Department of Agriculture to identify Ohioans who have available hay.
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.
