Drought Sparking Field Fires with No Relief in Sight
Warm temperatures, brisk winds and lack of rain are creating dangerous fire conditions, especially for farmers.
View ArticleWet Spring Affecting Indiana Crops
There won't be a bumper crop this year, but depending on summer weather, most farmers should recover.
View ArticleSpring Rain, Dry Summer Affect Farmer’s Harvest
Heavy spring rains delayed planting for a majority of the region’s corn farmers. Now, after a hot, dry summer, harvest yields are low.
View ArticleHow Farmers Can Beat Low Crop Prices
Corn and soybean prices are falling significantly because of increased supply both in the U.S. and internationally.
View ArticleApple Harvest Looks Bleak After Harsh Winter
The cold temperatures in the early spring in Indiana have made for a poor fall apple harvest.
View ArticleLarge Pumpkin Crop Leaves Many To Rot In Fields
Pumpkin patches across Indiana were more full than usual this year.
View ArticleWet Weather Puts Planting Season Behind Schedule
Farmers are hoping rain will hold off long enough for them to get corn in the ground.
View ArticleUpcoming Crop Analysis Likely To Be Grim
Agricultural experts are expected to predict a poor harvest this year because of near-record rainfall in June and July.
View ArticleMorning Headlines: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Agricultural experts will take a first look Wednesday at what this year's harvest might look like; gas prices in central Indiana are going up again.
View ArticleCorn Harvest Expected To Drop 20 Percent From Last Year
The decline could hurt farmers, but high yields in other parts of the country mean grocery prices likely won't be impacted.
View ArticlePurdue Forestry Dept. Wants To Cultivate Native Ginseng Growing
A years-long Purdue University extension experiment is testing whether ginseng can be cultivated by Indiana farmers.
View ArticleLark Ranch Celebrates Bicentennial With Indiana-Themed Corn Maze
Lark Ranch in Loogootee opened an Indiana-themed corn-maze in celebration of Indiana’s bicentennial.
View ArticleIndiana Deer Harvest, Collisions With Vehicles Fell In 2016
The DNR says deer-vehicle collisions across Indiana numbered more than 14,000 last year, down nearly 9 percent from 2015.
View ArticleMonths Of Wonky Weather Could Delay Indiana’s Harvest
The state's soybean crop is 42 percent harvested as of this week, about the same as average. But the corn crop lags at just 24 percent.
View ArticleHoosier Farmers Toil As Corn Harvest Drags On
The soybean crop is on track as of this week, but corn is less than half harvested – putting family farms like White Oak Farms in Putnam County under the gun.
View ArticleFarmers Adjust To New Climate Norms Amid Long, Tricky Harvest
The unpredictable fall weather is delaying fall harvests.
View ArticleUSDA: Late-season Rain Further Delays Corn, Soybean Harvests
As of this week, 70-percent of the state’s corn has been harvested – that’s compared to 85-percent at this time last year.
View ArticlePurdue Researchers Look To Take Grain Storage Bags Worldwide
The bags are designed to cut off the oxygen supply, eliminating insect damage in storage of dry grain without using chemicals.
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