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Ohio Governor John Kasich has appointed two individuals of the agricultural industry to The Ohio State University Board of Trusttees: Brent R. Poreus of Coshocton County and Stacie E. Seger of Shelby County to serve a nine-year term and two year term, respectfully. Porteus is a managing partner of the family-owned farming and agricultural business, Blair Porteus and Sons. [...]
Read MoreFour Ohioans who have committed their lives to working in, promoting and advocating for Ohio’s farm and agribusiness community will be honored Friday, August 2, 2013, by the Ohio Agricultural Council (OAC), when they are inducted into the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame. The Ohio Agricultural Council (OAC) will induct Shirley Dunlap Bowser of Williamsport, [...]
Read MoreOhio beef industry leader, Frank Phelps of Logan County, was inducted into the Ohio State University (OSU) Department of Animal Sciences Hall of Fame, April 20, 2013, at the department’s annual Evening of Excellence Recognition Banquet. Recipients of the Animal Sciences Hall of Fame demonstrate superior skill and achieved success in the field of animal [...]
Read MoreSix Ohio high school and college students have been selected to receive scholarships from The Ohio Agricultural Council (OAC). The scholarships, each totaling $1,000, were awarded for the 2013-2014 school year. The students, each of whom is pursuing a degree in an agricultural-related area of study, were chosen from more than 85 applicants, based on [...]
Read MoreAg Credit, Agricultural Credit Association, (Ag Credit), stockholders elected four farmers to three-year terms on the organization’s board of directors effective May 1, 2013: Charles Bostdorff, Bowling Green; Jerry Layman, Kenton; Deborah Johlin-Bach, Elmore; and Lauren Kamm, New London. Their terms end April 30, 2016. All four were incumbent members of the board. Charles Bostdorff [...]
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Sue Roehm of has been named a regional winner in Monsanto’s “Farm Mom of Year” contest making her a finalist for the national award. The Roehms are grain farmers in Highland County. Sue was nominated by her son Jeff. Sue works on the business side of the farm, handling bills, taxes and some marketing, while also [...]
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Dr. Leah Dorman, Director of Food Programs for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s Center for Food and Animal Issues, was presented the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s President’s Award during the organization’s annual conference, April 15-18, in Louisville, Ky. The President’s Award recognizes an NIAA committee or council chairman or vice chairman for exemplary leadership [...]
Read MoreTony Seegers has been named director of state policy for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). Seegers will advocate for OFBF members before the Ohio General Assembly and state agencies and departments. He also will provide analysis of legislation and regulation that impacts Farm Bureau members and the state’s agricultural industry. Seegers most recently was [...]
Read MoreTom Fleming, COBA/Select Sires board president, has announced Duane Logan will lead the organization as general manager beginning in September of 2013. Logan currently serves as the Marketing Director-North for COBA/Select Sires. “Duane has helped set the course for the organization over the past eighteen years. His straight-forward leadership style and thinking of the member-owner-customer [...]
Read MoreTwenty-one select leaders and advocates recently graduated from Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s (OFBF) AgriPOWER Institute. The intensive, yearlong leadership training program was launched in 2008 to help farmers and agricultural professionals gain influence over public policy issues that impact their businesses. Class V graduates included: Cindy Cassell, Clermont County; Kevin Flax, Clark County; Jason Fogt, [...]
Read More| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Electronic Corn | Jul | $6.5275 | +0.1125 |
| Electronic Corn | Sep | $5.5600 | +0.0225 |
| Electronic Corn | Dec | $5.1950 | -0.0450 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Jul | $14.4850 | +0.2100 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Aug | $13.7850 | +0.2450 |
| Electronic Soybeans | Sep | $12.8950 | +0.1800 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Jul | $6.8325 | -0.0450 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Sep | $6.9100 | -0.0500 |
| Electronic SRW Wheat | Dec | $7.0750 | -0.0550 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Jul | $425.1 | +10.2 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Aug | $402.0 | +10.3 |
| Electronic Soybean Meal | Sep | $374.0 | +8.0 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Jun | $2.671 | +0.043 |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Jul | $2.543 | +0.029 |
| Denatured Fuel Ethanol | Aug | $2.422 | +0.022 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| Live Cattle | Jun | $119.400 | - 0.500 |
| Live Cattle | Aug | $118.550 | - 1.175 |
| Live Cattle | Oct | $121.975 | - 0.900 |
| Lean Hogs | Jun | $91.525 | - 1.350 |
| Lean Hogs | Jul | $90.975 | - 1.575 |
| Lean Hogs | Aug | $90.150 | - 0.750 |
| Feeder Cattle | May | $133.900 | - 1.125 |
| Feeder Cattle | Aug | $143.375 | - 1.750 |
| Feeder Cattle | Sep | $145.700 | - 1.700 |
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| Commodity | Month | Last | Change |
| MILK CLASS III | May | $18.52 | +0.01 |
| MILK CLASS III | Jun | $18.36 | - 0.09 |
| MILK CLASS III | Jul | $18.73 | - 0.20 |
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May 16, 2013
Analysis of today's markets from Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics