Variability was the watchword in the 28th annual Allendale Nationwide Producer Survey, which suggested corn yields at 166.7 bushels per acre (bpa), compared to the USDA’s 169.5 estimate, and soybean yields of 47.1 bpa (USDA, 49.4), according to Rich Nelson, Allendale chief strategist.
Organic food: Amazon buy not end of specialty grocers
While Amazon’s August 24 buyout of Whole Foods Market – and the across-the-board price slashing immediately following the $13.7 billion acquisition – may give the Austin, Texas-based organic food chain significant leverage in the “grocery wars,” one well-established and growing organic food chain is celebrating 62 years in the business.
Online Hoosier farm market introduces new delivery area
Ordering fresh produce online straight from the fields of local growers and having it delivered to your doorstep is becoming reality for more Hoosiers.
Blogger shares 19th century farm life of great-grandmother’s diary
Many people who have lost loved ones wish they had a chance to go back and ask questions – such as, I wonder if I grew up when my mother did, would I have liked her? Would she have liked me?
