Early returns show corn crop exceeding harvest projection
Preliminary indications from farmers and grain elevator operators in central Illinois seem to indicate corn yields there will easily exceed both USDA and local crop survey projections.
The nation’s more than 180 poultry slaughter plants have been given the green light to increase chicken-processing speeds up to 175 birds per minute (BPM) from the old limit of 140, the White House announced.
2018 dicamba complaints are not down in Eastern Corn Belt
Indiana received about the same amount of dicamba-related drift complaints in 2018 as it did last year despite attempts to better educate herbicide applicators, according to an official with the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC).
New Indiana Farm & Tech Expo adds pesticide training program
For the past several years, as Purdue University extension packed up its booth after at the annual Indiana-Illinois farm show, educator Curt Emanuel would write an evaluation of the show and make a suggestion.
African swine fever in China spurs BOAH awareness, mitigation effort
At the quarterly Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) meeting last week, concern was expressed over the recent diagnoses of African swine fever (ASF) in China, and the board discussed disaster planning and preparedness initiatives to mitigate damages in case of an outbreak in the United States.
Reports speculate on global temp increases this century
Earth’s global surface temperature is on track to increase by 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial levels in the next few decades – a situation that could cause dire consequences, warns a recent United Nations report.
