House passes bill stopping horse soring; off to Senate
The pain inflicted by soring may soon be ending for Tennessee Walking, Racking, and Spotted Saddle horses. After many failed attempts, the U.S. House passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act House Resolution 693, by a vote of 333-96.
Iowa ag startup OKed to use drones for chemicals, seeds
An Iowa City agricultural tech company last month became the first in the state to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use drones for spraying farm chemicals and seed, with the first aerial applications to be for fungicide in corn and spreading cover crop seeds to wet areas.
Analyst: Statistics indicate early frost/freeze may happen this fall
Farmers hoping for an extended growing season may not be happy to hear what a meteorologist said last month about the chances for an early frost or freeze this fall.
Indiana CFO building permit is granted despite local concerns
Construction of a proposed swine confined feeding operation (CFO) was recently approved for a property in Montgomery County; this followed the submission of several comments to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on a variety of concerns by Linden citizens.
Indiana Grain fund paying out on claims of Dorsett elevator
It’s not relied upon often, but a more than $37 million emergency fund paid into by Indiana grain farmers is being tapped into again to help growers recover their losses.
Last month, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 57 into law, decriminalizing hemp and paving the way for the development of a new hemp industry. S.B. 57 creates a hemp cultivator license as well as a hemp processing license program to be administered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA).
The Illinois Department of Agriculture’s (IDOA) “Ag Tent” is not the only thing on the grow at the 2019 Illinois State Fair – a new test plot located in the Extension Master Gardeners’ area on Eighth Street behind the Swine Barn will offer fairgoers an up-close look at a controversial new planting option for Illinois farmers: Industrial hemp.
Illinois State Fair ‘Ag Tent’ puts the focus on farmers
Illinois may have a new governor, JB Pritzker, but the focus of the 2019 Illinois State Fair (ISF) will remain traditional, on agriculture – the historic backbone of the state’s economy.
