It's Fair Time!
Calhoun County livestock youths earned $822,021.64 from the sale of 361 lots during the youth livestock auction on Aug. 21 in Marshall ... Read entire story
Receipts from the Ottawa County 4-H livestock auction on July 30 in Holland, Mich. were $604,206.50. There were 199 member participants ... Read entire story
What's Making News
Doug Hochstedler joined his family farm in Wakarusa in 1989 after he graduated from high school, and married his wife of nearly ... Read entire story
Keith Miller, a conservation-minded farmer from New Paris, is this year's recipient of the Uncle Elmer award. Miller will be honored ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
As soybean harvest approaches, farmers have a narrow, high-value window to uncover a hidden yield thief. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and ... Read entire story
There's been a general break since the heavy rain events from several weeks ago. Summer is coming to an end and even some leaves are ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
U.S. milk production remained abundant in July, topping strong output a year ago, which was up 4.2% from July 2024. The Agriculture ... Read entire story
Farmland values for the Seventh Federal Reserve District were flat in the second quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, their slowest ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
Well, it's finally happened: cow love has come to a fair in Indiana. I noticed the Calf Cuddles tent while riding on the Indiana State Fair ... Read entire story
I thought I was the queen of the chicken coop. A cute kitchen towel declares me as the keeper of chickens, a literal chicken tender. I'm ... Read entire story