The largest effect of an unscheduled maintenance incident occurs closest to the refinery. Since Chicago is so close to Whiting, Ind., it experienced a big price spike.
Partnership working to get word out about soil health
“There’s always a percentage that won’t change regardless of what evidence is presented to them,” says Barry Fisher, Indiana state soil health specialist for NRCS.
USDA awarding $5M more to help reduce Lake Erie runoff
This $5 million is in addition to $7.6 million of assistance provided earlier in the year for producers in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan to compensate farmers who implement environmentally friendly practices.
Wet-weather corn mycotoxins scarce so far for this season
Corn growers are on the lookout for signs of ear rot from deoxynivalenol (DON), the same mycotoxin causing widespread wheat quality problems in the southern Corn Belt this year.
"Thinking through those ‘what if’ scenarios will pay off if there is a manure spill, a fire, an animal health emergency, a sudden death of a key person on the farm, et cetera,” said Kimmi Devaney, livestock program manager for ISDA.
“I attended a zoning meeting about unlicensed dog kennels. It got ugly. I realized my 50 cows make more mess and noise than nine to 10 dogs, and I decided to get the highest certification I could get to stay above the law in case it ever happens to me.”
Kentucky deputy ag chief will head up fair board expositions
In addition to the fair, he will be in charge of the National Farm Machinery Show and responsible for operations of the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE).
... a week of drier conditions and temperatures slightly giving them six days to get caught up on making hay, spraying, applying fertilizer and hauling manure ...
