Tax relief for Indiana farmland owners signed by Gov. Pence
Indiana farmers are worried about property taxes on farmland. So is the governor and members of the General Assembly. They did something about it on April 29 in the closing hours of the 2015 legislative session.
House Ag Committee finds time to kill Country of Origin Labeling
In the chaos that surrounded Congress leaving Washington, D.C. for a flag-waving Memorial Day holiday, your House Ag Committee found time May 20 to vote to kill Country of Origin Labeling, or COOL, for beef, pork, and chicken sold in the United States.
Following the passage of the Renewable Fuels Standard in 2007, the Indiana biofuel industry entered into a period of rapid expansion, investment and growth. Today it generates more than $6.1 billion in economic activity and more than 25,000 jobs.
Across Michigan, more than 90 percent of the corn crop is in the ground and 70 percent of it has emerged. However, there are pockets in the state with heavy clay soils that are far behind other regions.
Growing conditions and days suitable for fieldwork have been outstanding in central Illinois thus far, as reflected by USDA’s most recent Illinois Crop Progress and Condition report and the word of farmers.
Zealous planting schedules and little sleep frequently characterized farmers’ lives during the last week. While some fields were too wet to work and temperatures careened from 89 to 35 degrees, NASS reported emergence in the corn and soybean crops have continued steady progress in most areas.
Until last week’s rains moved through the area, much of the state was in need of moisture, despite a wetter-than-normal spring. In fact, more than 65 percent of Kentucky is considered to be abnormally dry, according to the latest information from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
The week ending May 24 had good and bad news for farmers in the Volunteer State, according to NASS in its weekly report on crop progress. The good news was: It rained. The bad news was: It rained.
Wet conditions continued, delaying planting and allowing only 2.8 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the week ending May 24, according to the May 28 Iowa Crop & Weather report, with farmers evaluating the need to replant corn in low-lying areas.
