The push for broadband expansion across rural Indiana continues as many ag agencies and state lawmakers agree that the expansion is necessary—but, it will take some time to get there. “Much like electricity was almost a century ago, broadband is now that key...
Senator Todd Young (R-IN) and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) joined all 47 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s recently revised Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act...
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Indiana Master Farmer Awards. However, the deadline to submit is fast approaching on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The awards are given out to Hoosier farmers who go above and beyond on the farm and in the community. Any...
“We’re making the hardest job that God created even more difficult.” That’s the opinion of Indiana Republican Mike Braun that he expressed at a recent farm bill trade hearing, obviously talking about farming, but more specifically Mexico’s plans to ban GMO corn...
Egg prices are up right around 49% from a year ago. 47 states having been hit in the past year by highly pathogenic avian influenza is a big reason why. “52 million birds have been destroyed. 40 million of those have been layers, and so I know folks are seeing the...
When it comes to your soybean fields this year, you shouldn’t have to choose between powerful weed control and keeping your crops safe from stress and injury. That’s why there’s a new pre-emergence herbicide from Syngenta that does both for your soybeans. “We have...
The National Chicken Council released its annual Chicken Wing Report, projecting Americans will eat a record-breaking 1.45 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl weekend. The figure represents an increase of two percent from last year’s report, the equivalent of...
Indiana Pork recently presented three awards to individuals who have dedicated much time to advancing the pig industry. Mark York was the recipient of the Producer Meritorious Service Award. He farms in Wabash County with his wife Christine. Mark is a Purdue...
Your home and property may or may not be sitting in a floodplain depending on whether you’re looking at a DNR map or a FEMA map. That’s why one State Senator is looking to change the law to get rid of the confusion. “Hopefully we can resolve what some people would...
Dubois County cattle producer Edmund Hildenbrand of Huntingburg is one of 40 appointees by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. All appointees serve three-year terms and are eligible to serve two...
Tar spot was not the issue last year that it became during the 2021 growing season, but should you have a tar spot prevention plan anyway? Jason Harmon, DeKalb/Asgrow technical agronomist, says this time last year he was having a lot of tar spot prevention...
