The National FFA Organization’s GIVE THE GIFT OF THE BLUE program has reached a milestone. The program gifted it 10,000th jacket last week during National FFA Week when Allison Burns of North Miami High School in Indiana was presented with her own jacket.The program...
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Farm State of Mind Campaign to expand impact in rural mental health
Bayer and the American Farm Bureau Federation announce the transition of Bayer’s Farm State of Mind campaign, an initiative to raise mental health awareness among the farming community, to Farm Bureau. The campaign aims to reduce stigma surrounding the topic of mental...
New stewardship network celebrates growing momentum on conservation in agriculture
The National Corn Growers Association and Environmental Defense Fund launched the Success in Stewardship Network at Commodity Classic to celebrate and accelerate the use of agricultural conservation practices on U.S. corn farms.The network will showcase success...
Vernalization requirements for winter wheat
By? Laura Lindsey, Will Hamman, Ohio State University ExtensionIn the southern portion of the state, above-average temperatures have resulted in winter wheat remaining green (see picture). Will the vernalization requirement be met?Winter wheat has molecular regulation...
Ohio Ag Weather and Forecast ? March 2, 2020
March 2, 2020 -- Rain moves in over Ohio today, and we will keep threats of moisture around the next 2 days. However, we see significantly less threat of moisture than we were concerned about late last week...
Perdue Speaks at Classic
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business EditorSAN ANTONIO (DTN) — There was an important two-letter word in President Donald Trump’s tweet last week suggesting there could be a third round of trade assistance payments.?It said ‘if,’? Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue...
Dicamba Suits to Increase
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff ReporterROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) — Like sharks smelling blood in the water, lawyers are rushing to capitalize on the landmark dicamba injury case Bader Farms recently won against Bayer and BASF in Missouri.One law firm, Peiffer, Wolf, Carr &...
Pigweed Punches Back
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff ReporterROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) — University of Tennessee weed scientist Larry Steckel has spent the past two months coaxing Palmer amaranth weeds to grow from seed collected in 2019 — so he could try to kill them.But after a labeled rate of...
John Linder NCGA First VP on NCGA policy issues
National Corn Growers Association First Vice President John Linder from Mt Gilead Ohio talks with Dale Minyo at the 2020 Commodity Classic. John discusses what is important to corn farmers as we move into 2020 and beyond.? Continue reading
LEBOR invalid: District judge rules in favor of farmer
By Matt ReeseOn Feb. 27, 2019, Wood County farmer Mark Drewes filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality and legal status of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights. The previous day, Toledo voters had approved creation of LEBOR during a special election. On Feb. 27,...