By Mary WicksRemember “waste not, want not?? and “clean your plate’?? from childhood dinner time? Feel guilty throwing away moldy leftovers? Food waste is a much larger problem than not eating your peas. The USDA estimated that in 2010, 130 billion tons of the food...
By Harold Watters, Ohio State University Extension agronomistI recently sat through my training for the season. I was told it’s “all online?? but I prefer in person. Everyone now who uses a dicamba product on soybeans must attend auxin training from one of the...
Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup must make an offer of acres or schedule an appointment to do so with their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) service center by Friday,...
As the global population increases, a critical issue is how the world will meet the growing demand for crops. One solution to increase land productivity is to reduce air pollution. In a recent study, MIT Sloan School of Management Visiting Prof. Konstantinos (Kostas)...
The 2020 Commodity Classic kicks off this week Feb. 27 through Saturday, Feb. 29 in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s theme is “See Your Future Clearly.??As farmers look to improve their profitability in an unpredictable agricultural environment, the educational...
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff ReporterHOUSTON (DTN) — When ClearFlame Engines CEO B.J. Johnson told ethanol industry representatives about the potential ethanol market for the company’s all-ethanol diesel engine, those at the recent National Ethanol Conference in Houston...
A conversation with…Michael Swanson, an economist with Wells Fargo Bank who spoke at the 2020 Ohio Agribusiness Association Industry Conference OCJ: You talked about how the three-point line changed the strategy of the game of basketball with the addition of an...
By Harold Watters, Ohio State University Extension agronomistI hear wheat acres are up, to maybe 560,000. That’s good, but what about the one million acres we used to grow. Is there a need for that level of production anymore? Wheat makes our other two crops better...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced Feb. 25 that China has taken numerous actions to begin implementing its agriculture-related commitments under the landmark U.S.-China Phase One Economic and...
By Ellen Essman, Ohio Law Blog, Agricultural & Resource Law Program at The Ohio State UniversityThe year is still fairly new, and 2020 has brought with it some newly-introduced legislation in the Ohio General Assembly. That being said, in 2020 the General Assembly...
