Indiana honey production is small compared to states like Michigan and Ohio, but it has much to be proud of in 2019 as production was up 54 percent in 2019. This is compared to a 2 percent uptick in the national average of honey production for 2019

AMES, Iowa – Wet conditions and a late harvest last fall could create the perfect storm for spoilage this spring if winter-stored hay, grains and silage for feed aren’t immediately and thoroughly dried, according to Iowa State University (ISU) agricultural engineers

The last couple of weeks have most certainly been stressful, for both consumers and producers.

With schools closed, restaurants and bars forcibly shut down and the CDC recommending gatherings of 50 people or more to be cancelled, the U.S. is essentially on lock-down as we wait to see how far reaching COVID-19 will be

 

My father wasn’t a stoic. Instead, his temperament was one of acceptance. He simply accepted the fact that he wasn’t in complete control of most things on the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth.

Des Moines, Iowa — The National Pork Board recently held a webinar to inform its members about the spread of Covid-19 and what that might mean to pork producers. 

Dr. Heather Fowler, public health director, National Pork Board, started off the presentation with an overview of the virus and how it is spread. 

FORTVILLE, Ind. — A new Indiana company is offering farmers cloned hemp seedlings to eliminate the risk of growing an illegal crop that would have to be destroyed.

Half Moon Hemp has the ability to produce 45,000 clones a week in a six-thousand square foot production facility in Fortville in the central part of the state. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA is now offering a new crop insurance product for apple growers, which will provide coverage against damage to the tree rather than just coverage against loss of production.