Pork checkoff veterinarian urges vigilance against PED this winter
While this summer’s warm weather may have slowed the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, this fall’s cooler weather may invite the pathogen to continue its costly damage.
Vietnam shows how TPP could benefit U.S. farm, food sector
Without setting a time frame for a final agreement, representatives negotiating the Transpacific Partnership in Sydney, Australia, last week described the agreement as "being crystallized."
Great Lakes and Channel topped the results on an Indiana farm in early- and full-season corn tests conducted by Farmer’s Independent Research of Seed Technologies.
Favorable soil conditions lead to better soybeans at Forsyth plot
A combination of good timing for planting and excellent soil conditions helped central Illinois farmer Jim Cullison’s crop of beans this year, despite a season-ending deluge that dropped about 10 inches of rain in the region over three weeks.
FFA convention brings a $40M impact to Louisville, surrounds
While those familiar with the National FFA organization know how beneficial it is for its educational and leadership aspects, they may not know how much of an impact it makes on a local economy when the annual conference comes to town.
Whether to shift corn acres to soy still debate for 2015
Trade is expecting to see larger corn yields in the November supply and demand report. This is based on the two most previous years with large yields, 1994 and 2004.
Dairy leaders set priorities, hear of USDA MPP extension
U.S. dairy producers and their cooperative leaders met last week in Grapevine, Texas, for the joint annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and the United Dairy Industry Assoc.
Brown marmorated stink bugs showing up across state lines
Last May a homeowner from eastern Huntington County, just south of Fort Wayne, captured a bug at her house. As it was an insect she had never seen before, she was curious enough that she took the brown-and-gray-speckled creature to her county extension office for identification.
There aren’t too many artists who can record an album of classic country hits including songs made famous by the likes of Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette-George Jones and Patsy Cline, and pull it off.
