The Ohio State Fair debuted more than 2,500 lb. of butter that features 10 life-size sculptures of kids and animals, including the iconic butter cow, a goat and a pig.
Is Your Operation Prepared for a Tar Spot Outbreak?
Tar spot hit the Midwest hard last year, with some farmers experiencing 60 bu. to 100 bu. yield loss due to premature plant death. The disease has the ability to rapidly spread, so agronomists fear another wave will hit again this season.
Will More Farmland Acres Hit the Market this Fall?
Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company expects 2022 farmland sales activity to exceed the slower pace from 2015 to 2020 but not quite reach the very active market the last few months of 2021. Listen to his 10-min. AgriTalk segment with hosts Chip Flory and Davis Michaelson for his outlook.
New Packing Plants Moving Forward in Nebraska and Missouri
The initial steps have been taken for Sustainable Beef LLC to construct a new beef packing facility in Nebraska. In Missouri, American Foods Group intends to break ground on its new plant in August.
