Record cold stalls corn planting in coldest April in over 123 years
The record-high cold weather has been stalling corn planting for farmers across the Corn Belt, with last month possibly becoming the Midwest’s coldest April on record since 1895, yielding what farm analysts said could be the smallest corn crop in three years.
Illinois Pork looks to Thailand, Japan after China tariff losses
Farmer-leaders from the Illinois Pork Producers Assoc. (IPPA) had planned to speak to lawmakers in Washington about the need to be able to resume exports to Thailand even before China announced a 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork imports.
Ohio Farmers Union concerned about activity on trade and RFS
Both the Ohio Farmers Union (OFU) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) have had longstanding concerns about trade. Backsliding on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) also worries the Farmers Union, which says it is the only ag organization dedicated exclusively to family farms.
Low dairy prices sending more Ohio producers out of business
The northern portion of Ohio is considered dairy country in this state. Dairy farms dot the landscape between Wayne County in the east to Mercer County in the west.
Steering committee named for IU, Purdue joint ag law program
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Purdue University College of Agriculture have announced the members of the steering committee that will design the two schools’ joint agricultural law program, which was announced in October 2017.
House proposes foot-and-mouth vaccine bank in farm bill version
Funding for the establishment and maintenance of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank, long espoused by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and state pork and beef associations, is reportedly included in the proposed House version of the next federal farm bill.
