| ALA: Biodiesel not just good for soy income, but healthier |
| Farmers may be excited to learn about advances in biodiesel fuel presented by Lisa Thurstin, manager of Clean Air for the American Lung Assoc. (ALA), as a prelude to the National Biodiesel Conference in San Diego earlier this year. |
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| Midwest corn growers face tar spot, without much data |
| With Iowa and Midwest soybean farmers still reeling from discovering a new pest – soybean gall midge, which was confirmed in three other neighboring states last fall – corn growers last fall faced a new malady of their own: Tar spot. |
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| Ohio Farmers Union and trade groups await state’s hemp OK |
| Ohio Farmers Union (OFU) has added hemp cultivation in its 2019 statement of public policy proposals, as the new farm bill lifted the federal prohibition on the cultivation of industrial hemp. |
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| ‘Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em’ aims to preserve fiber of heirlooms |
| When many people think of agriculture, their mind conjures up visions of food – and though it is the base of agricultural operations, there are other uses of such homegrown resources. |
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| Jay County Fiber Arts Festival celebrates Indiana production |
| This was the 16th year for the Jay County Fiber Arts Festival, March 8-10, during which visitors had a chance to attend demonstrations of several varieties. |
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| Indiana plans two dairy events as industry confronts challenge |
| The Hoosier state will host two dairy-related conferences next month: the Indiana Milk Quality Professionals (IMQP) annual event is April 9-10 in Plymouth, and the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference is April 22-24 in Fort Wayne. |
| 3/27/2019 |
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| Hoosier farmer heading west to Montana to fulfill cowboy dream |
| Les Craft has spent his entire life raising cattle, but he never felt like a true cowboy in Indiana. But the 66-year-old from the northwestern part of the state is about to rope his longtime dream out in Big Sky country. |
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| Wind farms continue to play havoc with Doppler for apps |
| Despite industry promises to address the problem, wind farms in central Illinois and elsewhere continue to play havoc with Doppler radar images on mobile weather apps, meteorologists say. |
| 3/27/2019 |
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| Colorado firm files patent for ELD that logs farm, non-ag loads apart |
| Livestock haulers on runs of 150 or fewer air-miles are not mandated like other truck drivers to have an electronic logging device (ELD). But things get more complicated for truckers who run both livestock and non-farm products. |
| 3/27/2019 |
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| Ohio FB, Harness Horsemen buddy up on racing promotion |
| To bring greater awareness to the agricultural community of the ag component of harness racing, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) and the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Assoc. (OHHA) are forming a new partnership. |
| 3/27/2019 |
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