Ginseng: In search of a high-value crop with long-term potential
RIPLEY, Ohio – Ronny Warren, of Adams County in Ohio, is known by most in the Ripley area. His trade as a handyman leads him to folks throughout this rural, hilly county. There aren’t too many things about this fun-loving, happy-go-lucky lad that people in these parts don’t know.
FFA announces agricultural proficiency award winners
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo wrapped up its festivities last week, and when it came to recognizing the accomplishments of the top students from this 700,000-member organization, the Farm World readership area was well represented.
What does 15th century book say about predictions for 2021? It isn’t pretty!
I would be so sensitive to Nature’s moods – so close that a coming change would make itself known in the look of a house hours or even days in advance – Charles Burchfield, Journal, December 9, 1917
The October Federal order Class III benchmark milk price vaulted $5.18, to $21.61 per hundredweight (cwt.) this week, highest October price since 2014, with a little more to come, thanks in large part to Uncle Sam’s Farmers to Families Food Box program. The November futures contract was trading late Friday morning at $23.21 but December was at $18.63, with January 2021 at $17.18 per cwt.
Bidders get last chance at Shetler Dairy memorabilia
KALKASKA, Mich. — You know you are in the country when you see a “Cattle Xing” sign. When you look across the road from that sign and see the likeness of a Holstein cow fashioned from items from around the farm, you know you have arrived at what was formerly the Shetler Family Dairy in Kalkaska.
