As journalists, we have a standard set of questions we use to get people talking and help them relax at the beginning of an interview. When covering the National FFA convention, I usually start by asking an FFA student what it is like attending the convention. This...
Voting customers of Farm Credit Mid-America, a $22 billion financial services cooperative serving farmers, agribusinesses and rural residents in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, have elected two incumbents and one new member to the Association?s Board of...
The Environmental Protection Agency released guidance to help farmers report the release of hazardous air emissions from animal waste at their farms. The EPA made the information available to aid farmers in preparing for the reporting deadline, which is November 15....
National FFA Organization) ? Students from Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky and Oklahoma have been elected by delegates throughout the United States to serve on the 2017-18 National FFA Officer team. Breanna Holbert, an agricultural education major at...
Be Prepared to Plant Early in 2018Brian BushConsistently across the state, crops that got planted in April have done better and yielded more than crops planted in late May. While it is not always possible to plant in April, DuPont Pioneer agronomist Brian Bush says be...
No-prolonged-dry-periodsWidespread rains this week halted harvest but combines were running again by Thursday and now the question is how long can they run? In the new Seed Consultants harvest weather forecast update, HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says recent...
On Thursday afternoon, the Senate confirmed Greg Ibach to the Department of Agriculture. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts announced the approval of Ibach as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at USDA. Ibach...
The nation?s dairy industry applauded the introduction of a bipartisan bill this week that would help reverse the decline of milk consumption in schools. The National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association say the School Milk Nutrition...
The tax reform framework proposed by President Trump during a recent trip to Indiana eliminates many deductions current being taken by businesses and consumers. One such elimination would have a serious economic impact both for producers and rural communities. Section...
A bipartisan bill introduced this week seeks to strengthen and improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County Level program, which helps farmers when commodity prices fall to damaging levels. Introduced by North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp and Iowa Republican Joni...
