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Top HAT Story The Most Productive Ag Counties in Indiana |
The final production figures for 2009 are in_ and now we know which counties were to top producers last year. "White_ Benton_ and Jasper counties are the top 3 corn producing counties; and Montgomery_ Knox_ and Randolph are the top 3 soybean counties_" said Greg Preston with the Indiana Ag Statistics Service. Posey County was the top producer for winter wheat. White County produced a total of 27.1 million bushels of corn_ Montgomery County moved up to the number one slot for soybeans_ by producing 6.2 million bushels. Posey County retained the number one position in winter wheat production during 2009 with 2.4 million bushels. Gibson County remained in second place in wheat production; while Allen County remained in third place. Read More...
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Latest Commentary Is Indiana Apathetic About Ag Day? |
It was a howl of indignation and outrage that could be heard across the Midwest when Michigan‘s Governor Jenifer Granholm signed a Meatout Day proclamation for the same day as Ag Day - March 20. Those in the ag community_ both in Michigan and other states_ were insulted and felt betrayed by the Governor of a state with a thriving and diverse ag industry. As many of them pointed out_ the farming sector is doing a lot better these days than the auto or manufacturing sectors of Michigan‘s economy. But what happened_ or to be more precise_ what did not happen in Indiana on Ag Day is far more noteworthy. Read More...
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