Farm women are generating a cultural tide in American agriculture that is moving management, assets and opportunities to a new wave of farmers across the country.
Local Agriculture News
WEST LAFAYETTE — The Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) is warning the public about predatory hemp seed vendors known to be currently active in the state.
WEST LAFAYETTE — Tomato plants are especially vulnerable to foliar diseases that can kill them or impact yield.
The Purdue Succession Planning Team will be hosting a program series focused on “Keeping the Farm Resilient in Uncertain Times.”
WEST LAFAYETTE — A new, old industry. That’s how the U.S. Department of Agriculture characterizes hemp, a versatile crop grown around the world for thousands of years, including in the U.S., b…
WEST LAFAYETTE — There was a modest improvement in producer sentiment, according to the December Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
Happy New Year! As we get back into the swing of things following the holidays and hope for a better year ahead, perhaps you made some goals for 2021 but aren’t quite sure where to start.
The Indiana Small Farm Conference — Indiana’s premier annual event for the state’s small and diversified farming community — is moving online for 2021, combining live and on-demand content in …
Next-generation farmers and business partners are encouraged to join Purdue Extension for an eight-session interactive series “Grow Your Farm Operation.”
Looking for that perfect gift for a gardening loved one? Or perhaps you’d like to treat yourself! Join Purdue Extension Educators for “Get Growing” a live virtual program series on commonly as…
You might think that cold weather brings an end to your battle with bugs, but insects can pop up unexpectedly indoors during the winter months, too.
With holiday travel being severely impacted this year, and many families staying home versus gathering at their typical meeting places, perhaps you are looking for a special way to make your h…
BROOKSTON — A southern White County property owner was recently nominated for a statewide forestry award.
In an effort to keep Indiana farmers up to date on the ever changing agricultural economy, Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture will be hosting several upcoming programs to help farmers …
INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch honored Indiana’s vital poultry producers Tuesday at the 73rd Indiana State Poultry Donation event for their assistance throughout the year to their comm…
National Agriculture News
Pricey burgers are coming to a store near you. A spike in corn prices is keeping cattle out of feedlots, where they fatten up on the grain for months before going to slaughter. That means fewer animals coming to the market in the months to come — conditions that can result in expensive beef at grocery stores. “Higher prices for the next two to four years are pretty much set in stone,” Rich ...
NEWTON COUNTY — Two local, Newton County farmers, Cody Styck and Gary Cooper, will be talking about how they are building soil health on their own farms and providing technical know-how for im…
Just saying the word coral sun warms the spirit and makes one forget the impending split of the polar vortex and plunge into a deep winter. Yes, coral sun conjures up a vision of a South Pacific sunset, sitting on a beach with an adult fruit drink with one of those tiny umbrellas. Let me assure you that name also gives you the promise of flaming flowers of color falling out of baskets and ...
Farm women are generating a cultural tide in American agriculture that is moving management, assets and opportunities to a new wave of farmers across the country.
TREMONT, Ill., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Before farmers climb into their planters next spring, Precision Planting(? )LLC wants them to think about building a perfect picket fence.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to fill the deputy secretary post at the Agriculture Department underscores the scarcity of Blacks and other minorities in high-profile positions in agriculture. Jewel H. Bronaugh, Virginia commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, would become the first woman of color to serve as the USDA deputy secretary if confirmed. Bronaugh is one ...
Jewel Bronaugh has history in extension services, FSA in Virginia.
El entrenador del Real Madrid, Zinédine Zidane, ha reconocido que se ha "alegrado" de que el delantero serbio Luka Jovic haya anotado un doblete tras su marcha del conjunto blanco, y ha asegurado que lo "fácil" es pensar que el técnico tiene "la culpa" de la salida de los jugadores, además de advertir de que el partido de dieciseisavos de final de la Copa del Rey de este miércoles ante el ...
El padre del defensa austriaco del Bayer de Múnich, David Alaba, ha desmentido este martes que su hijo tenga un acuerdo con el Real Madrid para vestir de blanco la próxima temporada "No puedo confirmar las informaciones llegadas de España. Nada está arreglado o firmado todavía. Hay muchos equipos interesados", declaró George Alaba al diario alemán Bild. Alaba, cuyo valor de mercado se estima ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Reforestation and cover cropping should be on the front lines of Minnesota's fight to reduce greenhouse gases, and could cut up to one-fifth of the state's heat-trapping emissions. The climate impacts of how Minnesotans manage and work the land is front and center in "Nature and Climate Solutions for Minnesota," a new report out this week by The Nature Conservancy. "It's the type ...
MECKLENBURG, N.Y. – At 50-acre Wellspring Forest Farm in the Finger Lakes Region of central New York, the goal is to farm in the image of a forest – agroforestry.
“They are who we say we are as Americans,” American Wild Horse Campaign Communications Director Grace Kuhn said. “(They represent) the freedom, the resilience, the untamed spirit of the American West that people hold really, really dear.”
The process for earning organic certification may seem daunting. But there are many resources available to farmers wanting to label and market their products with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program seal.
HILLSBORO, Mo. — On a chilly January morning, Michael Huskey was at work feeding cattle, continuing the work on the farm that his family has been doing for over 200 years.
