What's Making News
Local barn preservationists have stepped up their fight to save an iconic barn slated for demolition at Potato Creek State Park in St. Joseph County ... Read entire story
Farmland values are the saving grace on cash crop farms but could see peril by the end of 2026, according to James Mintert, emeritus professor ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
Important news for folks in the Plain Community who need to get their pesticide and fertilizer licenses! The Indiana State Chemist Office knows ... Read entire story
A dry season can be devastating to harvests, putting both farmers' livelihoods and communities' food security at risk ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
The corn and soybean markets have been in a data blackout due to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's shutdown. The November report ... Read entire story
The trade deal between the United States and China, announced in early November, ends the suspension of soybean imports. It includes a ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
When I think of Thanksgiving's history, I go to the history and stories we learned in elementary school—Puritans and Indigenous ... Read entire story
As the White House fought not to pay Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to 42 million Americans, it already had ordered the ... Read entire story