Farmers, experts offer help with deadly acorn poisoning
An increase in this year’s fall acorn crop across the Midwest means that livestock producers with oak trees in their pastures need to be on the lookout because consumption of the nut can cause kidney failure in their animals, particularly in cattle and sheep.
Moisture levels surprise in Michigan corn seed trials
Five seed companies took the top six places in early- and full-season corn tests at Bill Bierman’s Lenawee County farm, conducted by Farmer’s Independent Research of Seed Technologies during this year’s growing season.
Long-range balance sheets and price projections have been released, and not much improvement is expected in the corn complex. Through the year 2020 the stocks-to-use on corn is not forecast to drop below 10 percent.
Corn harvest in Ohio was put behind schedule thanks to the mid-November snowfall across much of the state. Weather can always be a detriment. Insect pests are a problem that never goes away as well.
In the world of insects, beetles rule. At least they do if the number of species is an indication of success. It is widely accepted that one of every four animal species that has been a given scientific name is a beetle.
