On a beautiful but windy day HAT visited the president of the Indiana Soybean Alliance on his farm on what also happened to be his birthday. Kevin Wilson farms in Cass County and it wasn’t just the weather Tuesday that…
With doom and gloom on the radar last week, northeast Indiana prepared for severe storms and the possible outcomes for the crop in that area. Stephanie Smith, Agronomist for Dupont Pioneer, said things weren’t as bad as they seemed.…
General opening debate on the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 was held in the House Tuesday afternoon. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas shared the long road the legislation has been down – and called the…
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service offers practices to help Hoosier farmers create pollinator habitat, harnessing their value to production. National Pollinator Week is this week and NRCS is taking the opportunity to promote the importance of pollinators, like bees,…
Indiana FFA Career Development Events in Ag Mechanics, Food Science and Marketing, and Ag Sales and Vet Science were held Monday at Ivy Tech in Lafayette as the state officer team put the finishing touches on the annual state convention…
The House Rules Committee had not yet set the rule on the Farm Bill. House Ag Committee Chair Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson are expected to ask for a rule that allows debate on all subjects House members…
A special field day is coming up next week that will focus on helping growers add cover crops into their operations. The field day on Tuesday, June 25, will feature demonstrations of different cover crops, their benefits, and how farmers…
Strong storms moved across parts of the state during the week leaving standing water in many crop fields and causing some wind damage, according to the Indiana Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Some re-planting will be necessary in drowned out spots. In…
The recent acquittal of a Wisconsin dairy farmer over the sale of raw milk on his farm may be leaving Hoosier farmers with a few questions about the law in their own state. The sale of raw milk is…
The Beef Checkoff is re-launching its Beef It’s What’s for Dinner website with a more contemporary appearance – designed to respond to any multimedia platform – to engage visitors like never before. The four main sections of the website are…
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