Pick up calendar of ag photo winners at Peoria Farm Show
If a photo truly reflects a thousand words, the 2016 Peoria County Farm Bureau (PCFB) calendar speaks volumes about local agrarians, including the crops they grow, the families they raise and the animals they care for.
Precision Planting sells to Deere and Climate Corp.
When central Illinois-based Precision Planting LLC, a longtime vendor at the Greater Peoria Farm Show (GPFS), sets up camp in the Exhibition Hall of the Peoria Civic Center (PCC) for the 34th annual show, it will do so under new ownership.
Randy Kron is climbing the ladder at Indiana Farm Bureau (IFB) – the 55-year old Evansville area grain farmer was elected the ninth president in the history of the lobbying group during the IFB’s state convention Nov. 17.
Michigan verifies state’s first managed woodland MAEAP
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced its first Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) verification for woodlot owners.
Yearly Michigan FB meeting to address UAVs, animal ag
Delegates to Michigan Farm Bureau’s (MFB) 96th annual meeting will convene early next month to take up a docket of policy proposals that, once ratified, will direct the organization’s actions in 2016.
South Africa agrees to reopen markets to American poultry
The old saying “don’t count your chickens before they hatch” seems to apply among U.S. poultry producers toward South Africa agreeing once again to reopen its markets to American-raised fowl.
Farm Rescue volunteers help producers get work done
During his recovery from a heart transplant, North English farmer David Axmear knew he wouldn’t be able to complete harvest season in the allotted time necessary to get his corn and soybeans out of his Keokuk County fields.
Four FFAers team up to serve homemade meals in Kentucky
FFA members have long been taught the value of community service throughout the year. Students in Western Hills High School’s (WHHS) Leadership Dynamics class recently took part in a project that taught them how to use a little money to make a large impact on their community.
ODA approved for $500,000 to care for seized exotic animals
The Controlling Board recently granted an Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) request for $500,000 to cover temporary housing, feeding and transportation of exotic animals seized by the department.
NRCS adds Indiana watersheds to high priority water list
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Indiana has added four watersheds to the list of those deemed high priority, making farmers and landowners eligible for funding for conservation practices designed to improve water quality.
