By Robert (Bob) Marlow, Operations Professional Services, Walton, Ind.I lost a friend recently. Rescuers found his body in a grain storage tank, along with a coworker covered in grains. They died of asphyxiation.Out of respect for the families, coworkers and others...
Ohio Country Journal
Ohio Ag Weather and Forecast ? February 26, 2020
February 26, 2020 -- Snow will be moving through Ohio today as much colder air blasts in from the NW. Precipitation changed to snow overnight in parts of the state and will do so before midday in others. Right now our expectation for snow over Ohio will be mostly a...
Mich. Farmer Faces Trial
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff ReporterOMAHA (DTN) — Despite reaching plea agreements on felony charges in April 2019 connected to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, farmers Michael and Melissa Stamp of Decatur, Michigan, may be going to trial after all following an unexpected turn of...
Biofuels M&A Down in 2019
By Todd NeeleyDTN Staff ReporterOMAHA (DTN) — Despite the biofuels industry operating on thin margins and dealing with federal policy uncertainty in 2019, the number of mergers and acquisitions in the industry was historically low last year, according to a new report...
Global Food Challenges
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy EditorARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) — In his role as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome, Indiana farmer Kip Tom is fully plugged into the world’s food and agricultural crises as they are...
Dryness worsens in the South as Brazil?s soy harvest reaches 31%
It is Carnival in Brazil, but corn and soybean farmers don’t have time to rest or dance. They?d better hurry up, because time is ticking for the second corn crop planting, which is sown right after the soybean harvest – and this year the soy crop is delayed due to...
USB Take Action webinar series
The USB Take Action initiative and university weed scientists have developed a free webinar series covering various weed and herbicide management issues. The webinar occurs every Thursday at 11 am EST through March 26. Each webinar will have two weed scientists giving...
Reducing phosphorus runoff
By James J. Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health ServicesTremendous farmer turnout occurred for the new Ohio H20 plan for $30 million being provided to 14 Northwest Ohio counties to improve Lake Erie water quality.? Almost everyone agrees that phosphorus (P) in surface water...
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation sponsors ExploreAg youth camps
The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation is excited to be offering four STEM-based camps, ExploreAg. The ExploreAg program is a week-long experience where high school students interact with and learn from internationally known teachers, scientists, and researchers. Students...
Ohio Ag Weather and Forecast ? February 25, 2020
February 25, 2020 -- Rain today will be working through the state, and we can see an additional .2"-.7"? with 80% coverage. However, the big story with this system is the major push of cold air that is coming in behind it...