Bower Trading Market Strategy Report: Changes are in the WindPlanters were rolling over the state on a mostly dry weekend, and the forecast for this week also looks dry. Jim Bower, with Bower Trading, says the market is no longer focusing on planting delays but on...
A recent study says any rollback of Obama-era moves to normalize relations with Cuba will harm U.S. Agriculture. The study by Engage Cuba, a coalition of private companies seeking an end to the Cuba embargo, says any new regulations on exporting agricultural...
Family dairy tour during Dairy MonthJune is Dairy Month and American Dairy Association Indiana invites you to learn all about a modern dairy farm Saturday with a visit to Willemsen Dairy near Frankton in Madison County. Jenni Browning with ADA Indiana says the free...
Consumer choice at the pump takes a step backward today as the Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) restriction on summertime E15 ethanol sales goes into effect, underscoring the need for Congress to pass the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act and restore...
A lawsuit by Beef Products Inc. alleging defamation by ABC-TV will head to trial next week. BPI is seeking $1.9 billion in the lawsuit against ABC and correspondent Jim Avila for a series of stories the network ran on BPI?s signature product, Lean Finely Textured...
Farmers adapting to tough springAdaptability is crucial for farmers. This year with its spring planting challenges is a good example why. There has already been a lot of adapting in the fields, including planting the crop a second and even third time. Bill McDonald is...
A Unique View of Planting with FieldviewAs growers are pulling their planters across their fields this spring, some are using new technology to get a whole new view on planting. For Chad Dow, who farms near Paragon in Morgan County, the way he keeps field notes has...
This year, much of the Corn Belt was pelted with as much as seven to 10 inches of rain in 10 days, so if a farmer applied 100 percent of his or her nitrogen (N) in a pre-plant application, he or she has likely lost a great deal of N to the environment. But farmers can...
A bill passed by Maryland?s legislature makes the state the nation?s second to ban the routine use of antibiotics in livestock. The Keep Antibiotics Effective Act prohibits administration of antimicrobial drugs to cattle, swine, and poultry that are not sick, a...
Nielsen northern Indiana updateAnother challenging year for the Indiana corn and soybean crops rolls on, although the state is in the midst of a mostly dry stretch of weather right now. But ask Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen if he can put a positive spin...
