It's Fair Time!
DeKalb County 4-H livestock exhibitors earned premiums of $409,912.11 during the 4-H auction on Sept. 26 in Auburn. With 276 lots, the 2025 ... Read entire story
What's Making News
Politico's Rachel Shin reported that "the government shutdown is creating financial heartburn for farmers across the country, stalling ... Read entire story
Indiana Farm Bureau has announced its priorities for the 2026 legislative session which were heavily influenced by the current state of the ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
Most every farmer and gardener has heard the value of soil testing and adjusting the pH of the soil to meet your crop needs. What you might not know ... Read entire story
The weather conditions of 2025 were perfect for a southern rust outbreak across the Midwest, resulting in many growers having to make ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
The U.S. government shutdown has resulted in the loss of this month's Dairy Products report, the U.S. Dairy Trade report, the World ... Read entire story
As Congress works to end the budget standoff that has shuttered the federal government, the nation's farmers are calling for that same ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
In last month's column I wrote about how tremendous our growing season was here, and it really was. Since then, I've had some conversations ... Read entire story
If Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his boss, President Donald J. Trump, "make America healthy again" ... Read entire story