While President Donald Trump garnered significant support from agriculture in his election, there have been growing concerns about his position on trade agreements that have been extremely valuable to U.S. food and feed exports. These concerns have grown with reports...
Ohio Country Journal
Making money when the market isn?t moving
CornCorn futures decreased 14 cents last week. There could be a 60-cent weather premium already built into Dec corn futures. Trend-line yields would likely push prices back to $3.25 at harvest. Weather is key variable for the next few months.It?s still too early to...
Rain allows for rest and a grain marketing strategy update
Planters have been rolling steady around Ohio for the past week and now some wet weather in the forecast will put that progress on pause. This break will give farmers some much needed rest and also for equally needed time to update their grain marketing strategy. The...
START program expanding in Southern Ohio to address opioid epidemic
A total of 19 counties are now participating in the Ohio START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma) pilot program created to serve families harmed by parental opioid abuse in southern Ohio.Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the creation of Ohio START in...
DDGS exports to Mexico creating new market opportunities
Selling 50 metric tons of U.S. distiller?s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) may seem minor, but Javier Ch?vez, U.S. Grains Council (USGC) Mexico marketing specialist, views these small sales to cattle and dairy producers in southeastern Mexico as the start of another...
Scouting Your Wheat Crop Development
The folks at Beck?s Hybrids Ohio PFR talk about scouting your wheat crop development.
History in a bottle with Indian Creek Distillery
It is not easy putting history in a bottle, but Joe and Melissa Duer are have resumed a very old family tradition that allows them to do it at the Indian Creek Distillery in Miami County.?Making whiskey the old fashioned way ? not the industrialized way ? is an art...
Addressing the legal side of spring agritourism activities
Spring has sprung and many agritourism providers are busy gearing up for spring agritourism activities such as school tours and berry picking. Agritourism providers should take time this spring to review the key elements of Ohio?s new agritourism law and understand...
2017 Soybean Planting Cab Cam ? Christie Wilson, Madison County
Growing up in agriculture, Madison County farmer Christie Wilson thought she wanted nothing more than to get away from the farm when she became an adult, but fate had other ideas. The Ohio Ag Net?s Ty Higgins rode along with Wilson for the latest Cab Cam, brought to...
OSIA/OSWP award nominations due June 1, 2017
In 2010, the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA) Board of Trustees initiated an award nomination program to recognize outstanding accomplishments made by sheep farmers as well as people who are associated with the Ohio sheep industry. Nominations for these...
