Stocks much higher, but still under trade estimate
While up considerably from a year ago, corn and soybean stocks as of June 1 were under trade estimates. Corn stocks totaled 4.47 billion bushels, compared to 3.85 billion a year ago.
International Agronomy Day to draw worldwide participants to university
The center of the world on International Agronomy Day will be in the heart of central Illinois. On Aug. 31, agricultural production scientists and producers will meet at the University of Illinois in Urbana to talk about global food production.
Ohio couple in growing population of veteran-farmers
After living in 13 different places and serving in the Middle East, George and Valerie Glaze settled on a 20-acre farm when George retired after 30 years in the Army. Neither has a farm background, and the learning curve is steep.
Hemp History Week highlights its current Kentucky research
Local, state and national advocates for industrial hemp gathered at the University of Kentucky (UK) Research Farm earlier in June to celebrate Hemp History Week. In its second year of research, the state’s hemp movement is leading the way nationally to restored production, noted many of the speakers.
Heartwarming and hazardous, readers reply to Alan Guebert
"I just read your column," noted an Illinois critic of an early May piece that outlined a proposed, multi-billion dollar merger between the key players in the prepared foods sector.
It happens almost every day. I open my Facebook account and see some totally false and usually slanderous piece of information shared by someone on my friend list.
Raising certain livestock easier than picking their name
I could never be a purebred breeder because I couldn’t get all the paperwork done, especially naming the animals. It’s difficult enough coming up with titles to my weekly columns, but to have to name 500 or 1,000 cattle every year would drive me even more crazy.
