What's Making News
Water rights, property taxes and the farm bill were among the topics discussed last week by Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron ... Read entire story
The August Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
Cooler temperatures and limited rainfall last week aided maturing field crops. There were 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork ... Read entire story
Dry conditions continued last week as Indiana farmers prepared for the upcoming harvest. Topsoil moisture levels decreased from the previous ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
The Agriculture Department announced the August federal order Class III milk price at $20.66 per hundredweight, up 87 cents from July, $3.47 ... Read entire story
Farmland values for the Seventh Federal Reserve District increased 2% in the second quarter of 2024 from a year earlier, marking the smallest ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
When you set a record ag trade deficit for the third consecutive year, the decline isn't an aberration or a coincidence. It is, ... Read entire story
I thought it would be good to share a few thoughts about why we decided to start grazing our cows. In 1988, before we were grazing our cows, we ... Read entire story