Ohio Country Journal

Markets Struck Down by Virus

By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy EditorOMAHA (DTN) — The metaphoric ?black swan? known as the coronavirus has swooped in and quickly put a hold on daily American life and routines and continued pummeling both commodity and stock markets on Thursday.Soybeans hit a new...

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The Coronavirus Refinance

By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business EditorMOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) — The rush to safer investments amid the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the 10-year Treasury rate down by about a percent over the past few months, providing farmers and ranchers with the opportunity to...

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D.C. trip about relationships

D.C. trip about relationships

By Dave Russell and Matt ReeseBelieve it or not, there were issues other than the coronavirus discussed on the late March trip to Washington, D.C. for the Ohio Farm Bureau county presidents. In many ways it was still business as usual with policy to discuss, on-farm...

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Memories left hanging

Memories left hanging

By Kolt Buchenroth, Ohio Ag NetIt can be argued that the world is in a state of unrest. Social Media is very rapidly becoming “here’s where you can find toilet paper.?? The authorities are being called over a jar of peanut butter in the grocery store. Our county’s...

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