by grassdmin8 | Jan 15, 2013 | News & Articles
All hay stored on U.S. farms on Dec. 1 totaled 76.5 million tons, according to a USDA Crop Production report issued last Friday. That’s down 16% compared to the year-earlier figure and the lowest Dec. 1 stocks level since 1957. Also in the report, USDA noted that hay... by grassdmin8 | Jan 14, 2013 | News & Articles
University of Illinois, January 14, 2013 On Jan. 11, the USDA released a series of reports that provide important fundamental information for the crop markets. The information included the final estimate of the size of the 2012 United States corn and soybean crops,... by grassdmin8 | Jan 12, 2013 | News & Articles
The Poultry Site, January 12, 2013 ANALYSIS – The use of antibiotics on farm has been causing concern among consumers, farmers, politicians and lobby groups for some time and it is starting to become a major crusade for some to restrict their use, writes Chris... by grassdmin8 | Jan 11, 2013 | News & Articles
Paul Hollis, Southeast Farm Press, January 11, 2013 While farmers saw good commodity prices in 2012 — especially for corn and soybeans — they should avoid getting caught up on the high prices of the past. “We had a pretty good year, but don’t get caught up on $17... by grassdmin8 | Jan 9, 2013 | News & Articles
Daniel Looker, Business Editor, Agriculture.com, January 9, 2013 Long before most of us, Tom Gillaspy knew 2008 would not be a great year. He didn’t know that Lehman Brothers would collapse that year, helping to trigger a financial crisis and the biggest... by grassdmin8 | Jan 7, 2013 | News & Articles
Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics By Dr. Richard Raymond, Food Safety News, January 7, 2013 From what I have been reading lately, it appears to me that the next big fight over agriculture’s ability to provide consumers with...