The executive vice president of the Ohio Pork Council says the state’s new two-year budget will help producers protect herd health.  Cheryl Day says the $90.5 billion operating budget includes $15 million for the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. “We’re never going to take our eyes off the ball when it comes to animal health and…… Continue Reading

A field agronomist for Beck’s Hybrids says farmers need to scout for tar spot. Chad Kalaher, who covers east central and northeast Illinois, says the disease is being found in an increasing number of cornfields across the Midwest. “So far, what we found in my area has been lower in the canopy, not higher in…… Continue Reading

Central Kansas farmer Adam Baldwin says it has been a season of weather extremes on his farm. “We’ve just been fighting rain since early June. One field has had 12 inches on it since it was planted, and it flooded twice. We had a big windstorm come through about three weeks ago and (dryland corn)…… Continue Reading