Ferdinand promises two weekends of primitive Hoosier farm fun
There has been a virtual welcome sign over the city of Ferdinand during 2015. The whole year has been set aside to mark 175 years of town incorporation. The local Chamber of Commerce ascribes Ferdinand as having been built upon the virtues of faith, religion, family values, work ethics, sense of community, and respect and appreciation for the environment. It is an attitude that has been celebrated in a number of community sponsored events during the 2014 season.
Iowa 4-H kicks off 2014 4-H Week with local 5K Run/Walk
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s 4-H Program-Region 8 in Boone, Hardin, Marshall and Story counties kicked off National 4-H Week, Oct. 5-11.
Indiana farmers rallying to protest ‘Waters of the U.S.’
Indiana farmers are rallying to try to defeat a measure they fear will mean greater federal oversight of agricultural land and higher food-producing costs nationwide.
Fighting Lisbon pact, which would impede global use of common food names
Representatives of the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) were in Geneva last week for the 2014 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly Meeting.
USDA predicts slightly higher hog inventory now vs. June
USDA’s September hog inventory survey gives much the same outlook as the June survey. My current forecast of 2015 hog slaughter is 110.606 million head.
Is the USDA overestimating number of corn/soy acres?
The number that surprised trade the most in the September stocks report came from the soy complex, where old-crop stocks were cut to a modern low of 92 million bushels.
Small-scale dairy farmers selling raw milk direct to consumers are concerned the state of Illinois is creating rules to alleviate a problem they say doesn’t exist.
U.S., Brazil finally iron out years-long cotton dispute
The United States and Brazil announced last week the conclusion to a cotton trade dispute in the World Trade Organization that stretched more than a decade and prompted a change in U.S. farm bill cotton programs.
