As the days begin to lengthen and more of us begin thinking about spring, I always like to promote some great web-based resources Purdue Extension has to offer that may help you this coming year.
Local Agriculture News
Organizers of the Indiana Small Farm Conference remind farmers that it’s never too early to gain new insights ahead of the growing season.
KENTLAND, Ind. — Last year the South Newton FFA Chapter switched up its annual Agriculture Community Donation Breakfast and moved it to a Saturday morning. The move paid immediate dividends as…
JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA — The Jasper County 4-H Jr. Leaders demonstrated one of the 4 “Hs” by lending their “hands” in service to collect and donate food and household items for the Good Samari…
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Grown recently launched the Shop Indiana Grown online marketplace connecting Hoosiers directly to local vendors and products, according to state representatives Doug Gut…
JASPER COUNTY — The Jasper County Soil & Water Conservation District (JCSWCD) will hold a virtual soil health in a diverse watershed webinar on Friday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m., CST.
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.
Purdue Extension is happy to announce a new virtual program, Purdue Beef Basics, focusing on beef cattle production for producers with five years of experience or less. This includes individua…
The Area IBCA/Purdue Extension Beef meetings have been switched to a virtual setting to ensure the safety of participants.
Grow Your Farm Operation is a series designed to help the next generation of agricultural producers to develop key skills for tomorrow’s farm managers.
National Agriculture News
“Unprecedented” was chosen by dictionary.com as the “People’s Choice” for Word of the Year for 2020. That term was used to describe almost every aspect of our lives this past year, from the weather to the election and of course the pandemic. And with all that unprecedented-ness came new levels of uncertainty.
MIAMI — Los latinoamericanos ya estaban enfadados por la mala gestión de sus dirigentes en la lucha contra la pandemia. Ahora, una serie de escándalos apodados "vacunagate" en los que los políticos se han metido a las filas de vacunación ha desatado una furia que probablemente impulsará el sentimiento de los votantes cuando comience un nuevo ciclo electoral en la región este año. "No se trata ...
(The Center Square) – The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt many industries in Illinois, including the production of hemp.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Harvest farmers now have access to the E-Luminate® Mobile app, a digital agronomy platform designed to deliver timely insights directly to farmers from their trusted Seed Advisors.
LODI, Calif. – In the wine region of northern San Joaquin Valley, the coarse spindles of pruned grapevines are sprouting delicate creepers that curl toward wire trellises, and cherry trees are shedding soft pink blossoms. Along with spring, the second harvest season of the pandemic has arrived. Fields and packing sheds soon will be filled with workers, many of whom are migrants and already ...
Planting cover crops can be an effective weapon in the battle against weeds. There is a learning curve, however.
HILLSBORO, Ill., Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 899 acres of productive farmland in Illinois' Montgomery and St. Clair counties will be offered at auction Saturday, March 27, with Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company marketing the land and conducting the auction.
Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth continue to pester Iowa fields.
It’s a constant battle, but there may be new hope in the war against weeds.
Special payments linked to Bayer's crop science business cost the German company more than 20.4 billion euros in 2020 — equal to about $25 billion, today — according to year-end financial results released Thursday, ahead of a call with investors. The payouts included sums from agreements reached in lawsuits surrounding glyphosate and dicamba, the chemicals featured in marquee weedkiller ...
Industrial hemp production declined slightly in 2020, the second year of legalized production in Illinois.
Industrial hemp production declined slightly in 2020, the second year of legalized production in Illinois.
Industrial hemp production declined slightly in 2020, the second year of legalized production in Illinois.
Tiger Woods no será acusado penalmente por el accidente en su vehículo el martes que le destrozó la pierna derecha. El alguacil de California que supervisa la investigación del accidente lo calificó de accidental, informó The Associated Press el miércoles. “Esto es puramente un accidente”, dijo el alguacil del condado de Los Ángeles Alex Villanueva. “No contemplamos ningún cambio en absoluto ...
“We need a long-term solution for our state's food insecurity issues and I believe urban agricultural zones are a step in the right direction," said state Rep. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago.
