U of I rolls out online toolbox to help farmers pick coverage
An Oct. 3 webinar on farm bill decision aids and programs sponsored by the University of Illinois Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics was attended by 450 farmers eager to learn more about the three sets of decisions they will soon make for each Farm Service Agency farm, including expected deadlines.
Blue skies and a cool breeze greeted members of the Southern Indiana Angus Assoc. on Sept. 27 for their tour of the farm of Gary and Cathy Wente near Seymour, Ind.
Iowa 4-H kicks off 2014 4-H Week with local 5K Run/Walk
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s 4-H Program-Region 8 in Boone, Hardin, Marshall and Story counties kicked off National 4-H Week, Oct. 5-11.
Indiana farmers rallying to protest ‘Waters of the U.S.’
Indiana farmers are rallying to try to defeat a measure they fear will mean greater federal oversight of agricultural land and higher food-producing costs nationwide.
Fighting Lisbon pact, which would impede global use of common food names
Representatives of the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) were in Geneva last week for the 2014 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly Meeting.
USDA predicts slightly higher hog inventory now vs. June
USDA’s September hog inventory survey gives much the same outlook as the June survey. My current forecast of 2015 hog slaughter is 110.606 million head.
Is the USDA overestimating number of corn/soy acres?
The number that surprised trade the most in the September stocks report came from the soy complex, where old-crop stocks were cut to a modern low of 92 million bushels.
Bright future for struggling farmers renting livestock?
Have you heard about the greatest moneymaking franchise since Nerds-To-Go? It’s called Rent-A-Chicken, and it was started by Leslie Suitor six years ago in Michigan.
