Articles tagged as: Agriculture
July 25, 2018
Indiana Farm Bureau Skeptical USDA's $12 Billion In Aid Will Be Enough To Help Farmers
Soybean prices fell earlier this month to their lowest point since 2009. In the last 60 days, some Hoosier farmers have lost $200,000 in crop value with the drop market prices.
Read MoreJuly 24, 2018
Trump Administration Plans $12 Billion In Farm Aid To Offset Tariffs
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the short-term assistance shows the president has the farmers' backs. GOP critics call it a bailout.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2018
I-69 Frontage Road Cuts Through Middle Of Monroe Co. Farm
With Section 5 of Interstate 69 coming through Monroe County, a new frontage road cuts right through the middle of the farm -- horse barn on one side, pasture on the other.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2018
Despite Efforts To Stop Drift, Dicamba Complaints Up
Dicamba can harm unprotected soybeans in a number of ways - anything from stunting the growth of the plant to killing it.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2018
Indiana Agribusinessman Nominated For UN Post
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Kip Tom will be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2018
Agriculture And Technology School Moves Away From Virtual Status
The Indiana Agriculture and Technology School will operate as a brick and mortar school with just less than half of its programming online.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2018
Soybean Prices Dip As Trump's Chinese Tariffs Take Effect
Hoosier soybean farmers say they've begun to see tangible drawbacks to President Donald Trump's trade war with China.
Read MoreJuly 4, 2018
Farmers Opt For Alternatives To 'Knee-High By Fourth Of July' Saying
Genetically modified seed, advanced pesticides, and other advancements have nearly made the old saying obsolete.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2018
Flu Likely Passed To Fair Visitor From Pig, Officials Say
The CDC says it's the first human case of the H3N2 flu in Indiana since 2013 and the first in the U.S. this year.
Read MoreJune 15, 2018
Climate Shifts Could Hurt Indiana Corn
Corn production in Indiana has been increasing for decades -- largely because of advances in genetics -- but researchers at Purdue University say climate shifts could substantially decrease yields by the 22nd century.
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