Economists: LRP changes may not help all producers
The USDA recently made changes to its Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Plan (LRP) that it says will improve coverage and risk management for beef cattle producers.
Bean leaf beetle counts low, but should routinely scout this year
While bean leaf beetle (BLB) counts are predicted to be low this spring from overwintering, soybean growers are being advised to routinely scout for their presence.
Severe hay shortage hitting Ohio farmers especially hard
Ohio farmers are in the midst of a severe hay shortage largely driven by poor, wet weather conditions that started last summer. The price for a ton of high-quality dry hay nearly tripled over the past year, forcing some farmers to turn to less-nutritious and more expensive alternatives.
Cassopolis hosts Western wild mustang & burro adoption day
The American West is often symbolized by cowboys, a desert landscape, and wild horses. Herds of the horses and burros are still living in these states, and while the independent animals may be comfortable there, unfortunately, the region is beginning to show wear as vegetation is destroyed and the landscape changes.
Production agriculture still tough for minority farmers to buy into
Almost 16,000 of the nation’s nearly 46,000 black farmers sold less than $1,000 in agricultural products in 2017, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. More than half of African-American producers farmed fewer than 50 acres.
OEFFA launching ’19 Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series
It’s the 40th anniversary of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Assoc. (OEFFA), and organizers of this effort wanted to schedule something not only huge but wide-ranging. And have they ever, with their 2019 Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series.
Forage options for prevented-planting corn, soybean acres
“Rain, rain, go away” has been the farmer’s lament this spring, and many wet fields remain unplanted. Despite their instinct to plant and grow, at this late date farmers may be better off accepting a prevented planting (PP) crop insurance payment.
Ohio Soy: Growers want back Chinese market they built up
There’s no clear winner in the escalating trade war between the United States and China, but Ohio soybean farmers are a certain loser – since retaliatory tariffs were put in place last year, their commodity prices have dropped 20-25 percent.
