Earlier this month, Evan Hahn, Vice President Credit-Agribusiness with Farm Credit Mid-America shared some thoughts on how to better manage fixed costs. Employee and family labor expenses can be difficult to trim but the costs of overpaying for labor or not fully...
What once was an Italian restaurant, serving chicken parmesan and lasagna on the outskirts of Wooster, Ohio, now only has one thing on the menu ? beef.The hostess station and the full bar is all that remains from the once garlic-filled establishment, but what...
As always the Ohio Poultry Association Annual Celebration Banquet was an event not to be missed, this year featuring a ?Peace, Love & Poultry? theme.The 32nd annual banquet featured great food and the chance to recognize award winners. Jim Cooper, of Cooper Farms was...
The good news for American sheep producers is that the industry has scrapie on the run. The bad news is that the current status makes carriers of the fatal disease more difficult to find.?The incidence rate is now very low and finding the few remaining cases becomes...
So I have already had the call this spring. ?My yield of corn last year was low, and I think I had a problem with my population.? Turns out I was in the field late last June, saw the issue of missing plants and said it was too late to determine the problem. Now they...
The Ohio No-Till Council is offering two scholarships of $500 each. The application deadline is May 31, 2017.Here are the details:These scholarships are one year in lengthAre open to all children and grandchildren from a farming backgroundApplicants must be enrolling...
April is an exciting time of the year for cow-calf producers. The 2017 calf crop is taking shape and breeding season is currently or soon will be underway We have begun to emerge from the doldrums of winter to the warmth and new growth of spring. The drudgery of...
Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA) is once again sponsoring the Dr. Jack Judy and Ralph H. Grimshaw Memorial Scholarships to support future sheep farmers through its scholarship program. OSIA is offering a minimum of one $1,500 scholarship and a $1,000...
On April 22, the broad Earth Day Network will recognize the concerns and the work of dedicated scientists by co-organizing the March for Science Rally and Teach-Ins on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.?This year?s theme for Earth Day worldwide is climate and...
Weather will once again dominate grain markets for the next three months. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center is not currently seeing an active El Ni?o or La Ni?a. It is extremely important to monitor for that activity. The Center does see increasing odds for an El...
