HEC files for review of CAFO as local officials OK operation
A proposed concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) of 10,560 hogs in Delaware County has received approval by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), over the objections of neighbors and concerned citizens.
Chinese pork tariffs come on heels of record hog numbers
In response to President Donald Trump imposing $50 billion in import tariffs April 3 for what he called China’s “illicit trade practices,” the country last Thursday slapped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. pork and 106 other agricultural products.
Poor weather quashing early soybean planting for Illinois
Recent studies have proven a link between early soybean planting and higher yields. If Illinois farmers could ever get into their fields, they would love to test it for themselves.
Bayer-Monsanto waits on Justice antitrust decision
It is down to the wire for the final decision to approve or turn down a $62.5 billion merger between U.S. seed giant Monsanto Co. with the German drug and crop chemicals manufacturer Bayer AG. A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) spokeswoman declined to discuss a timetable or comment on the matter with Farm World, however.
Kentucky tobacco acres will be at historic low; demand's down
The Bluegrass State will plant its fewest tobacco acres on record this year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) Prospective Plantings report.
Showdown between local law and Michigan's 'Right to Farm'
For Leroy Township Supervisor Laveta Hardish, the township’s recently adopted ordinance seeking to regulate farming is all about protecting township residents.
Showdown between local law and Michigan's 'Right to Farm'
For Leroy Township Supervisor Laveta Hardish, the township’s recently adopted ordinance seeking to regulate farming is all about protecting township residents.
