Rains during the last month have kept lawns green and flush, but if things dry up over the coming weeks, that growth will slow down, leaving room for one of a lawn’s peskiest weeds to arrive: …

What a difference a few weeks makes.

The Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC) is once again sponsoring a program that will allow Indiana businesses (farmers, agricultural dealers, cities and towns, nurseries, schools, etc) …

There was a time when the Fourth of July was not only when America celebrated its independence, but also served as a bench mark to determine how well that year’s corn crop was growing.

Japanese beetles will be out in full force soon, causing damage to landscapes, trees, gardens and row crops around the state.

Extreme heat and drought conditions have enveloped a huge portion of the western United States, and the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map is showing this area expanding into the north-central U.S.

The Indiana Forage Council, with assistance from Purdue Extension and SureTech Laboratories, is hosting a contest for Indiana producers who harvest forage for hay or baleage within the state f…

Indiana certainly has its fair share of summer pests, most of which are simply an annoyance rather than actually being harmful.

Questions about agriculture’s potential role in carbon sequestration are on many ag producers’ minds these days.

Are you interested in becoming a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote pilot or are already flying without the Federal Aviation Administration certification but would like to obtain …

Livestock producers can get first-hand tips from experts on how to incorporate management-intensive grazing techniques during two-day seminars in June that will run in both northern and southe…

If you are like many of us, you may have awakened one morning this spring to find that your lawn was covered in dandelions, seemingly overnight.

With the agricultural season (hopefully) getting into full swing here soon, this means that pesticides will begin being applied throughout the county.

Many residents woke up to a sight last week they would rather not see in the spring: a blanket of snow.

The emerald ash borer, an invasive insect, is old news for much of Indiana, including White County, and it has already done extensive damage to the state’s ash tree population.

Traditionally, a majority of Indiana’s corn crop is planted between April 20-May 10, give or take a week in the northern part of the state.

Our area finally received some much needed precipitation the last few weeks, following almost a year of near-drought conditions.

This spring Indiana will see the emergence of the 17-year cicada, also known as Brood X.

Purdue University is world renowned for the research and education that takes places in its school of agriculture.

Many people check their rain gauge each morning, dump it out, and maybe share what they found with their neighbors or at the coffee shop.