There, I said it. And I’ve repeated this almost daily in recent months since nearly every mainstream media outlet is linking eating meat to disastrous impacts on planetary health.
PIKETON, Ohio – As temperatures drop statewide, some of the best ways wine enthusiasts and vineyard operators can protect their corps from harsh winter weather is by using high tunnels, employing windbreaks or be selecting cord-hardy cultivars.
FFA conference brings sea of blue once more to Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – This year marked the 92nd annual National FFA Convention, held again at the Indiana Convention Center and surrounding areas in Indianapolis. But there was more to celebrate than the stampede of blue jackets flowing throughout the city; this year also marks the 50th year that FFA has included young women among the ranks of the organization.
Heavy rain, Halloween snowfall plays trick on farmers
PEORIA, Ill. — The trick was at farmers’ expense when a historic Halloween storm brought heavy rainfall to farmers in southern Illinois and up to six inches of snow and ice to crop fields in central and northern Illinois, literally freezing the state’s corn and soybean harvests in place.
Historic hemp harvesting going on in Indiana and Kentucky
INDIANAPOLIS — Farmers in Indiana and Kentucky are harvesting thousands of acres of hemp for the first time in several decades. With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, Indiana 2019 Senate Bill 516 and Kentucky 2013 Senate Bill 50, a select group of licensed farmers was approved to grow and harvest hemp in 2019.
Variability will be key issue to manage in 2019 corn and soybeans
AMES, Iowa – Due to late planting delays and inclement weather throughout this year’s growing season and into harvest, variability will be the key issue to manage in 2019 corn and soybeans, which will eventually effect test weight this fall, according to Iowa State University (ISU).
Susan Hundley grew up on a farm in Ooltewah, Tenn. After graduation from college, she married James Sandlin, one of the sons of a farm family from Alabama, and they embarked on what was to be a comfortable city life in Nashville.
Changes should make it easier to hire migrant farm workers
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As of Oct. 21, new rules on getting visas for temporary foreign workers will allow agricultural employers to pay immigrant workers an hourly wage based on what other domestic workers employed in the same position in the area are paid.
