Editorial Intern for Successful Farming magazine and Agriculture Online

Corn prices don't faze ethanol production
Ethanol production is unresponsive to corn prices, creating supply disruptions in the market
Clues to the interest rate mystery
Current events are leading to predictions on the future of the economy and how it will affect farm loans.
Make tree planting your next investment
Planting trees on farms protects your livestock and your wallet
How late is too late to sidedress N?
A Purdue experiment suggests loss in corn yield potential can be offset even by late-applied N
USDA's MyPlate reflects health trends
The USDA's release of dietary model, MyPlate, captures consumer and producer health trends
Damping off increasing in corn
Wet soil is responsible for increasing rates of post emergent damping off in corn this week
EPA comes down on mini-bulks
Recycling programs emerge to shred mini-bulk pesticide containers ruled non-compliant by new EPA regulations
Interest rates on the rise?
Farmers should plan ahead for rising interest rates
Swine efficiency calculator introduced
Live Swine Carbon Footprint Calculator aims to reduce swine production energy emission
High yield late-planted soybeans
How to get a high yield from late-planted soybeans