| How one farm optimally uses automatic watering for cattle |
| Water is an essential nutrient for livestock, and producers and educators often don’t talk about it enough, said Ohio State University beef specialist Steve Boyles, Ph.D. |
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| Wanted: More haulers for dairy delivery, say experts |
| The dairy industry is in need of drivers, according to those who work to get milk from the farm onto store shelves. |
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| Eastern Corn Belt wheat doing better than Plains states' crop |
| The condition of this region’s wheat remains good, even as the country’s major growing areas report poor crop conditions. |
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| Betting that the practice could help reduce the need for pesticides, cereal crop growers in Europe have added stripes of wildflowers to their crops as part of several trial studies. |
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| Metaphorical 'baler twine and barn lime' can help ag women cope well |
| Living life with a purpose was the message keynote speaker Laura Daniels presented at last month’s 25th Women in Agriculture conference. |
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| Be mindful of how you work this spring, to avoid lower-back pain |
| Back pain is common among farmers, so The Ohio State University extension published an AgrAbility Fact Sheet online about farming and back pain. |
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| Ohio Soy to host virtual field trips for students of all ages |
| First it was the pigs. Then came the chickens. Now, it’s the soybeans. |
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| House Ag files farm bill as CBO scores estimated cost |
| After two years of hearings, the 2018 federal farm bill is being negotiated with possible changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the elimination of funding of some programs – but, overall, similar funding expected. |
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| Canadian and Mexican reps talk trade, NAFTA |
| The U.S. economy isn’t as independent many politicians describe. Instead, it is knotted tightly at key points with those of its North American neighbors. |
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| Some farmers optimistic for tariffs result, even if worried |
| Roger Hadley grows corn and soybeans in eastern Allen County. While he waited last week for the weather to improve enough to start planting, he also kept an eye on China’s threat of tariffs on U.S. goods. |
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