As nighttime temperatures continue to dip this fall season, you will begin to notice more insects and spiders making their bold move into homes, seeking a nice warm spot to spend the winter.

For the last few weeks, you may have noticed all different types of mushrooms popping up seemingly overnight. Where are they coming from? Is it cause for concern? What can be done?

Trying to track our weather patterns this year has been a bit of a roller coaster.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Modern agricultural tractors contain so much cutting-edge technology, they rival even the latest spacecraft. But the back end is still old-school, relying largely on fossil fu…

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined in September, down 14 points to a reading of 124.

With harvest in full swing around the area, we are beginning to hear reports of yields, indicative of the success of this year’s crop.

As farmers around the state are pulling their combines into fields for the first time this fall, they are finding out they may not be done dealing with the adverse effects of a relatively dry …

There was a perfect storm, it seems, this late summer to set up a scenario where forage crops and even some lawns were decimated by a pest known as fall armyworm.

Full-fledged harvest is still likely to be a few weeks away, but with a few combines out and about, now is a good time to remind everyone to be safe this fall.

Early reports seem to indicate grain quality for 2021 should be strong; however, as always, there have been a few reports of corn ear rots around the state.

The Purdue Extension Service of White County will be hosting the annual “Agricultural Outlook Breakfast” at the 4-H Community Building at the fairgrounds in Reynolds.

Around this time of year, I frequently get phone calls from clients describing a bagworm infestation but referring to them as web worms, and vice versa.

The annual Crops Field Day at ACRE (Agronomy Center for Research and Education, 4530 US-52, West Lafayette, Ind.) will be back in person this year, providing farmers and agribusinesses an oppo…

The annual Purdue Farmland Value and Cash Rent survey was recently released, suggesting that farmland values across Indiana have risen to all-time highs in 2021.

According to Purdue Field Crops Disease Specialist Darcy Telenko, it is important to continue to scout for diseases in both corn and soybeans in the coming days and weeks.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer leveled off after two months of sharp declines, down just 3 points to a reading of 134 in July.

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: …

Thank you, White County! We have once again made it through another memorable White County 4-H Fair!

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) …

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