By Matt ReeseIn January, Mark Gardiner talked about genetics and a forward-look at the cattle industry at the Ohio Cattlemen’s Annual Meeting. He outlined the challenges and opportunities in the cattle business from his perspective at Gardiner Angus Ranch in Ashland,...
By Jon Scheve, Superior Feed Ingredients, LLCThe corn market is facing a lot of bearish news right now:CoronavirusRemaining concerns of African Swine Fever, and a little bird fluCorn movement as farmers need to generate some incomePotentially 94 million corn acres...
By James J. Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health ServicesSpring tillage warms the soil because each tillage pass reduces soil moisture by 0.5 to1.0-acre inch. It takes 10X more energy to warm up cold wet soil then air, so a tilled warmer, moist, well aerated corn seed may...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including producers impacted by drought and excess moisture as well as sugar beet growers. Through WHIP+, the U.S. Department of...
President Trump legislation (S. 2107) that authorizing funding for 720 new agricultural inspectors at land, air and sea ports to prevent African swine fever (ASF) and other foreign animal diseases (FAD) from entering the United States. Providing additional...
March 5, 2020 -- Dry today over all of Ohio. We are staying a bit cool today, but not quite as cold as yesterday. Northwest flow dominates over the region to finish the week. A reinforcing shot of cold air comes in tomorrow along with a quick moving system passing...
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff ReporterROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) — A lot of novice cover croppers are heading into this spring, thanks to record prevented planting in 2019.Some cover crops will winterkill, leaving only residue to manage in the spring. But for common...
By Greg D. HorstmeierDTN Editor-in-ChiefAs I’ve said before in this space, it’s always fun to brag about the accomplishments of our journalism team. It starts to be really fun when the team repeatedly cleans house in prestigious awards.That happened this week as our...
Farmers and CCAs again crowded the halls and meeting rooms on Ohio Northern University’s campus for the Conservation Tillage Conference that started yesterday and continues today.One highlight from the morning program was the Ohio Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Program...
By Meredith Oglesby, OCJ FFA reporterEach year during the week of George Washington’s birthday, middle school and high school students across the nation celebrate how the FFA organization is making an impact in their state and local communities. FFA week serves as a...
