Secrest Arboretum, like gardens everywhere, has its share of weeds. And Paul Snyder, who works there as a program assistant, has seen their best and worst.Canada thistle, common moonseed and marestail are the toughest to manage, Snyder said.?Moonseed completely...
As the calendar turns to July, many corn and soybean fields are well on their way. Due to the very challenging spring, however, scouting those fields throughout the growing season will be key. Matt Hutchison, Product Manager for Seed Consultants, gives some tips on...
The final week of the spring 2017 edition of Feeding Farmers took the Ohio Ag Net crew to far western Ohio to the Michaud Farm. Dale Minyo sits down with Jesse Michaud about the farm, his son?s roles, and an impressive collection of old signs from yesteryear. All that...
A federal jury has ordered Swiss giant Syngenta to pay $217.7 million to Kansas farmers after a verdict was announced this week at a trial in Kansas City. The class action lawsuit was brought because of the Viptera line of corn seed Syngenta began selling to farmers...
Negotiators from the European Union (EU) and Japan are working to seal a trade deal that would lower tariffs on EU pork to levels discussed in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to travel to Brussels in July to...
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently named three individuals who will take on leadership roles as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues the reorganization announced on May 11, 2017. In accordance with a directive in the 2014 Farm Bill, USDA...
A new study says the U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership will cost the nation more than $3 billion in exports. Meanwhile, the remaining 11 members would enjoy marginal gains from the U.S.? TPP withdrawal, with Mexico and Canada set to benefit the most.A...
For decades, growers have relied on the products they utilize on the farm to perform at the highest level and consumers, in turn, have relied on an abundance of safe and affordable food.With new breeding technology called CRISPR-Cas, DuPont Pioneer will soon make both...
I love kebobs! They come in all sorts of flavors, colors and textures to tantalize anyone?s taste buds. Kebobs have infiltrated American cuisine. They come the traditional way like shish kebobs but also come in appetizers, fruit, veggies, dessert and everything in...
In mid-May, a Senate committee advanced its version of the Regulatory Accountability Act, a bill that will benefit U.S. agriculture by making federal agencies more accountable and transparent in rule-making.Under the RAA, federal agencies must provide the public with...
