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U.S. wins trade dispute with China over poultry 27 Aug 2013 | 09:11 pm
United States Trade Representative Michael Froman, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced that the United States won a major case at the Worl...
Ohio corn fields need a drink to hold on to good yields 27 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
At a recent Seed Consultants farmer meeting in Bradford, Ohio, SCI’s Bill Mullen talked with Ty Higgins about how a good shot of rain as August ends would be just what corn needs to hang on to strong ...
State FFA Officer Profile – Erika Nigh 27 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm
Name: Erika Nigh Home Chapter: Cory-Rawson FFA What state office do you hold? District 4 President What school do you attend and what year are you? I will be a freshman at The Ohio State Univers...
India’s poultry industry offers potential for corn exports 27 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
India’s poultry industry currently sells 95% of its product through wet markets, fresh food markets where animals are sold live and then processed either onsite or in the consumer’s home. These wet ma...
Champaign County research facility making an IMPACT 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
After spending years searching the eastern U.S. for just the right location for a research center, Dupont Pioneer ended up putting down roots in Champaign County near Urbana. The Ohio location offered...
Using cover crops with fall manure applications 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Livestock producers will soon be applying manure as corn silage harvest starts. Both soybean and corn harvest will be about normal this year. To best capture the nutrients in manure, livestock produce...
Vilsack says there will be no farm bill extension 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
In an exclusive one on one conversation with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins got the nitty gritty on two major topics waiting on Congress to return from their August rec...
Ohio’s Crop Progress Report – August 26th, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 01:19 am
There were six days suitable for fieldwork in Ohio during the week ending August 25, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Region. Scattered showers throughout the State provided much needed moistu...
Between the Rows, Aug. 26 26 Aug 2013 | 10:53 pm
Doug Longfellow Darke County “We got a half a tenth of rain on Thursday and the southern part of the county got 2 inches. We are extremely dry and we are losing corn yield every day. ...
Paul Ralston, Hardin County, Aug. 26 26 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
“We got a little over an inch of rain last week. We were getting a little dry, but I am not happy I have to mow grass again, though I was glad to get the rain. I am driving around this morning looking...
