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  1. Ohio State University Software Tool Can Help Dairy Producers Manage Feed Costs

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-state-university-software-tool-can-help-dairy-producers-manage-feed-costs

    determine which feedstuffs are bargains and which are overpriced. "There has been so much more ... is available to help alleviate some unnecessary management costs. SESAME, a Windows-based program ... available to Ohio dairy producers, finding the bargains while managing a balanced diet can be a challenge. ...

  2. Ag Economist: Look to Long-Term Sustainability to Solve Food Crisis

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ag-economist-look-long-term-sustainability-solve-food-crisis

    case," said Tweeten. "What this means is the era of declining food costs appears to be over. The ... Development Economics, has seen the world struggle through two previous food crises: one in the 1960s, ... specifically oil production. "The days of cheap oil are over. There are indications that the world has ...

  3. Crop Insurance, Risk Management to Shape Next Farm Bill: Ohio State Ag Economists

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/crop-insurance-risk-management-shape-next-farm-bill-ohio-state-ag-economists

    version-- which shrinks the Farm Bill by as much as $36 billion over a decade-- has been passed by the ... Trade Organization has criticized U.S. agricultural legislation for what it considers excessive subsidies that ... topic on Capitol Hill. The Senate has passed a bill, which cuts $23 billion over 10 years. The House ...

  4. Rewarding Conservation Farmers Through Carbon Trading

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/rewarding-conservation-farmers-through-carbon-trading

    is a carbon credit. If someone is willing to pay you to do what you've been doing, then why not ... whose efforts to trade carbon with farmers has expanded into the western United States. • World Bank in ... http://www.biocarbonfund.org. Ohio has yet to jump on the carbon trading bandwagon. But windows of opportunities are opening for ...

  5. High Beef Prices Have Producers Enthusiastic, But Rising Production Costs and Consumer Confidence Are Concerns

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/high-beef-prices-have-producers-enthusiastic-rising-production-costs-and-consumer

    “We have fewer cows, export sales have been record high and domestic demand has been solid. ” As ... forages,” he said. “Anytime you let the cow do the harvesting, it’s more economical. “The equipment costs ... While the process used to produce LFTB has been around for years to safely remove fat from beef ...

  6. Growers to See Changes in Nitrogen Application Recommendations

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/growers-see-changes-nitrogen-application-recommendations

    detriment due to over-application has historically been small from an economic standpoint," said ... over-application has reached a point where economic considerations need to be made. Producers, especially those ... a system, however, relies on the fact that nitrogen is inexpensive and over-application is not too costly ...

  7. Economist: Trade Barriers Won't Solve Chinese/U.S. Economic Woes

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/economist-trade-barriers-wont-solve-chineseus-economic-woes

    percent of the overall $800 billion U.S. trade deficit. "There has been quite a bit of noise in ... and Environmental Sciences, said that Congress has been discussing imposing import tariffs on Chinese ... China's gross domestic product has been growing an average of 10 percent every year since 1978, which is ...

  8. Manure Covers Could Play Role in Mitigating Global Warming

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/manure-covers-could-play-role-mitigating-global-warming

    projects has been to provide manure covers at no cost to the farmer, and a prime example of their success ... One organization, Environmental Credit Corporation (http://www.envcc.com), has been leading efforts to ... has been with Miedema Dairy in Circleville, Ohio. The dairy farm runs the first lagoon cover program ...

  9. Economist to Address Reducing Nutrient Runoff in Ohio Waters

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/economist-address-reducing-nutrient-runoff-ohio-waters

    things to be bolder than what we have been,” Sohngen said. “ Reducing nutrients is much more costly than ... University. He has interests in the area of natural resource and environmental economics, including valuing ... State's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. “We can do better than what we’ve done,” he ...

  10. OSU Economists: Radical Changes for New Farm Bill

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-economists-radical-changes-new-farm-bill

    left up to Congress and not what transpires with international trade. "Congress will write a Farm ... The WTO, based on an item brought up by Brazil, has ruled against us and says we have to cut that out. ... Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations may have implications for the 2007 Farm Bill, say Ohio State ...

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