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Pence Signs Farm Transportation Bills
Pence Signs Farm Transportation Bills Indiana Governor Mike Pence gathered with state ag leaders and the Indiana FFA for the signing of two agriculture bills passed by the Indiana General Assembly. Unlike many new laws which impose new rules and regulations, these bills cut red tape and requirements for farmers and farming operations. Pence said [...]
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Early Corn Emergence Looking Good
Early Corn Emergence Looking Good Corn planting in Indiana continue to move rapidly along, and early corn emergence is reported to be good. In Northwest Indiana, close to 90% of the crop has been planted and early emergence is going well, that according to Ryan Piel, DuPont Pioneer agronomist, “Of the crops that I have [...]
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Dairy Farmers Honor Indy 500 Rookies at Annual Event
Fastest Rookie 2013 Indiana dairy farmers and race car drivers were hanging out together Tuesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The pairing is an annual tradition at the track known as the Fastest Rookie of the Year luncheon and this year’s was the 39th such event. The drivers met the 500 milkmen and they of [...]
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CRP Sign Up Begins in Indiana
CRP Sign Up Begins in Indiana Sign up for one of the oldest and most successful conservation programs began on Monday. Julie Wickard, Director of the Indiana FSA office, said “CRP has a 27-year legacy of successfully protecting the nation’s natural resources, while also providing significant economic and environmental benefits to rural communities across [...]
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Corn Planting Wrapping Up in Eastern Indiana
Huffman wrap Fast and furious planting activity will be coming to an end this week in some parts of IN. DuPont Pioneer agronomist TC Huffman says, in some parts of East Central Indiana, corn planting is coming to and end and many growers are turning to soybeans, “We had some growers that wrapped up their [...]
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Planting Close to Complete in Northeast Indiana
Posted on 23 May 2013 by Cayla McLeland
Full Story As of last Saturday night, corn and soybeans are both 100 percent planted on Greg Liechty’s 3,000 acre farm in northeast Indiana. In our HAT Field Update, the Allen county farmer said finding dry days to plant hasn’t been an issue for them. In fact, it’s been the exact opposite. “It has been [...]
House Approves Measure to Move Keystone Pipeline Forward
Posted on 23 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
The U.S. House approved the Northern Route Approval Act Wednesday. The legislation would approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline by removing the requirement for a Presidential permit. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas praised the measure’s passage. He said the Keystone Pipeline project has the potential to create 20-thousand direct jobs and 118-thousand indirect [...]
Senate Vote to Cut Crop Insurance Funding Angers Corn Growers
Posted on 23 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
The National Corn Growers Association was pleased to see the progress made on the farm bill Thursday and the priority placed on the vital legislation’s passage. But NCGA President Pam Johnson says the group was disappointed with the passage of the Durbin-Coburn amendment to reduce premium support for crop insurance participants through an Adjusted Gross [...]
Senate Finishes Work on Farm Bill Until June
Posted on 23 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
The Senate will not hold additional votes on amendments to the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 until they return from the Memorial Day recess. That means the next vote is scheduled for Monday, June 3rd. On Thursday – Senators voted on three crop insurance amendments. An amendment to end crop insurance subsidies [...]
USDA Issues Final Rule Governing COOL
Posted on 23 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
USDA has released its final rule to modify the labeling provisions for muscle cut commodities covered under country-of-origin labeling. The rule was written to comply with a 2012 World Trade Organization panel decision that the COOL requirements for certain meat commodities were inconsistent with the WTO agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade because they discriminated [...]
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DuPont Pioneer Agronomy Update with Ryan Piel
Posted on 22 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
Interview with Ryan Piel Corn planting in Indiana continue to move rapidly along, and early corn emergence is reported to be good. In Northwest Indiana, close to 90% of the crop has been planted and early emergence is going well, that according to Ryan Piel, DuPont Pioneer agronomist
DuPont Pioneer Agronomy Update with TC Huffman
Posted on 19 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
DuPont Pioneer Agronomy Update with TC Huffman Fast and furious planting activity will be coming to an end this week in some parts of IN. DuPont Pioneer agronomist TC Huffman says, in some parts of East Central Indiana, corn planting is coming to and end and many growers are turning to soybeans
DuPont Pioneer Indiana Field Update with Stephanie Smith,
Posted on 16 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
It has been mostly dry and warm in NE Indiana, and that has let growers in that area catch up on delayed planting. Stephanie Smith, DuPont Pioneer agronomist, says the dust has been flying in her area this week, "We have had quite a bit of crop put in the ground. I would estimate that 80% of the corn has been planted and about half the soybeans are in."
Great Planting Progress in Northwest Indiana
Posted on 14 May 2013 by Andy Eubank
Corn done and beans almost too In the Monday USDA planting progress report for Indiana the northern part of the state was leading the charge for getting corn seed in the ground. Forty-four percent of the acres had been planted in the north compared with 21 percent in the central and 19 percent in the [...]
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House Approves Measure to Move Keystone Pipeline Forward
Posted on 23 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
The U.S. House approved the Northern Route Approval Act Wednesday. The legislation would approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline by removing the requirement for a Presidential permit. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas praised the measure’s passage. He said the Keystone Pipeline project has the potential to create 20-thousand direct jobs and 118-thousand indirect [...]
EPA Proposes RFS Amendments
Posted on 22 May 2013 by Andy Eubank
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) amendments and clarifications, which include new pathway determinations for advanced biofuels such as isobutanol and ethanol from crop residues. The EPA proposal also includes “various changes to the E15 misfueling mitigation regulations (E15 MMR) which are minor technical corrections and amendments to sections dealing with labeling, E15 [...]
Growth Energy Praises Moniz Confirmation as Energy Secretary and Advancement of McCarthy for EPA
Posted on 16 May 2013 by Gary Truitt
Following the Senate confirmation of Ernest Moniz for the Secretary of Energy, Tom Buis CEO of Growth Energy released the following statement: “I would like to congratulate Ernest Moniz on his confirmation as the Secretary of Energy. President Obama has chosen an excellent and well-qualified individual to lead the Department of Energy and I look forward [...]
